Researchers (HC) - % Female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 33.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
33.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
81st
of 107 countries
All-time high
35.4%
in 2011
All-time low
31.2%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2018
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Madagascar, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, researchers (hc) - % female in Madagascar stood at 33.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Madagascar peaked at 35.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 81st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.6% | — |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 33.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.2%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 33.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 31.2% | 35.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.1% | 35.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 22 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Madagascar?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Madagascar was 33.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Madagascar ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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