Researchers (HC) - % Female in Panama
Panama: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
47.4%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
34th
of 107 countries
All-time high
57.0%
in 2012
All-time low
20.9%
in 1997
Years of data
22
1996–2024
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Panama, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Panama is 47.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Panama peaked at 57.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1997.
Panama ranks 34th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.9% | — |
| 1997 | 20.9% | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +49.3% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +4.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 47.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Panama's 47.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 20.9% | 35.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.3% | 41.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 39.2% | 57.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 38.9% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More science & technology data for Panama
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.59 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.57 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 94.12 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 283 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 283 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Panama?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Panama was 47.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1997.
- How does Panama rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Panama ranks 34th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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