Researchers (HC) - % Female in Nigeria
Nigeria: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 30.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
30.6%
World rank
88th
of 107 countries
All-time high
30.6%
in 2019
All-time low
17.0%
in 2005
Years of data
7
2001–2019
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Nigeria, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 30.6% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Nigeria peaked at 30.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.0% | — |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +31.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 30.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 30.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.0% | 23.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 598 (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Nigeria?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Nigeria was 30.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Nigeria ranks 88th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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