Researchers (HC) - % Female in Senegal
Senegal: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 29.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
29.3%
World rank
94th
of 107 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2015
All-time low
9.9%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2006–2015
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Senegal, 2006–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 29.3% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 195.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Senegal peaked at 29.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2006.
That places Senegal 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +142.7% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +17.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 66% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 9.9% | 24.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.9% | 29.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More science & technology data for Senegal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 116.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0145 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Senegal?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Senegal was 29.3% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Senegal ranks 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2015.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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