Researchers (HC) - % Female in Jordan
Jordan: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 19.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
19.5%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
101st
of 107 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2008
All-time low
19.5%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2003–2018
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Jordan, 2003–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, researchers (hc) - % female in Jordan stood at 19.5%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Jordan peaked at 22.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2018.
That places Jordan 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.3% | — |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -8.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 40% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 19.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.6%, 49% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More science & technology data for Jordan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6964 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 8.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 87.02 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 268 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 268 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Jordan?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Jordan was 19.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2018.
- How does Jordan rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Jordan ranks 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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