Researchers (HC) - % Female in Egypt
Egypt: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 44.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Egypt, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Egypt is 44.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Egypt peaked at 45.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 40th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.2% | — |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +4.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 44.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 44.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 36.0% | 37.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.3% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.6% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Egypt?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Egypt was 44.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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