Researchers (HC) - % Female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 47.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Pakistan, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 47.1% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Pakistan peaked at 47.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2002.
Pakistan ranks 35th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 17.9% | 27.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.2% | 40.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 42.3% | 47.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More science & technology data for Pakistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 245.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20,519 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Pakistan?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Pakistan was 47.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2002.
- How does Pakistan rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Pakistan ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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