Researchers (HC) - % Female in Gambia
Gambia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 27.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
27.2%
World rank
97th
of 107 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2001
Years of data
8
2001–2018
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Gambia, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, researchers (hc) - % female in Gambia stood at 27.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Gambia peaked at 27.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Gambia ranks 97th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 6.8% | — |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +130.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | +36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.0% | 27.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 94 Senegal 29.3% compare
- 95 Mozambique 28.9% compare
- 96 Czechia 28.1% compare
- 98 Rwanda 26.2% compare
- 99 Republic of Korea 23.7% compare
- 100 Palestine, State of 22.6% compare
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 312.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Gambia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Gambia was 27.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Gambia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Gambia ranks 97th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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