Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 41.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
41.1%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
50th
of 107 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 2007
All-time low
23.0%
in 2002
Years of data
15
1996–2014
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ecuador, 1996–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2014, researchers (hc) - % female in Ecuador stood at 41.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Ecuador peaked at 44.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2002.
Ecuador ranks 50th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.3% | — |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 41.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 41.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 88% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.3% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 23.0% | 44.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.4% | 42.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 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 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 371 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Ecuador?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Ecuador was 41.1% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2014.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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