Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iraq
Iraq: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 40.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iraq, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 40.9% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Iraq peaked at 40.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 51st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.3% | — |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +4.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 40.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 40.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 34.2% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.2% | 40.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More science & technology data for Iraq
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 100.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1 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 46.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 105.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8293 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 82 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Iraq?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Iraq was 40.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Iraq ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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