Researchers (HC) - % Female in Chile
Chile: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 34.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.1%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
78th
of 107 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2020
All-time low
27.5%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2007–2022
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Chile, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, researchers (hc) - % female in Chile stood at 34.1%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Chile peaked at 34.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2008.
Chile ranks 78th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27.8% | — |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 34.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 34.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 73% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.5% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.3% | 34.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More science & technology data for Chile
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2,829 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2,829 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Chile?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Chile was 34.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release