Researchers (HC) - % Female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.7%
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
23rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
49.7%
in 2024
All-time low
19.9%
in 1997
Years of data
9
1997–2024
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Mauritius, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers (hc) - % female in Mauritius stood at 49.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Mauritius peaked at 49.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1997.
That places Mauritius 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.9% | — |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +110.5% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +6.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 49.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 49.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 41.9% | 46.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 46.8% | 49.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More science & technology data for Mauritius
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.76 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 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,054 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Mauritius?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Mauritius was 49.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1997.
- How does Mauritius rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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