Researchers (HC) - % Female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 48.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Malaysia, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, researchers (hc) - % female in Malaysia stood at 48.6%.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Malaysia peaked at 53.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2004.
That places Malaysia 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35.8% | — |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | -8.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 48.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 48.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 35.8% | 50.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.2% | 49.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 48.6% | 53.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 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 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6,356 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,356 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Malaysia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Malaysia was 48.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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