Researchers (HC) - % Female in Cuba
Cuba: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Cuba, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers (hc) - % female in Cuba stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Cuba peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2007.
That places Cuba 5th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.9% | — |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 56.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 56.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 46.0% | 49.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 47.1% | 51.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 55.6% | 56.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 61.4% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 60.6% compare
- 4 Mongolia 57.4% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 55.7% compare
- 7 Tunisia 55.3% compare
- 8 Georgia 55.0% compare
More science & technology data for Cuba
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 30 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 30 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Cuba?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Cuba was 56.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Cuba ranks 5th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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