Researchers (HC) - % Female in Colombia
Colombia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 38.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
38.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2018
All-time low
33.9%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Colombia, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, researchers (hc) - % female in Colombia stood at 38.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 64th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.9% | — |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 38.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 78% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 38.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,661 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,661 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Colombia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Colombia was 38.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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