Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Korea
South Korea: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 23.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Korea, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 23.7% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in South Korea peaked at 23.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1997.
South Korea ranks 99th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.1% | — |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 23.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 53% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.2% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More science & technology data for South Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 50,459 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 50,459 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in South Korea?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in South Korea was 23.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1997.
- How does South Korea rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- South Korea ranks 99th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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