Researchers (HC) - % Female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 76.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
76.5%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
1st
of 107 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2001
All-time low
71.1%
in 2022
Years of data
12
1997–2023
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Myanmar, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 76.5% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Myanmar peaked at 88.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 1st of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 85.7% | — |
| 1998 | 83.4% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +7.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 76.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 76.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 1.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.8% | 83.4% | 88.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 85.5% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 75.6% | 76.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 71.1% | 76.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 61.4% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 60.6% compare
- 4 Mongolia 57.4% compare
More science & technology data for Myanmar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.33 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.31 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 100.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 233.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Myanmar?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Myanmar was 76.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Myanmar ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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