Researchers (HC) - % Female in Singapore
Singapore: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 31.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
31.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
86th
of 107 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2021
All-time low
25.3%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2002–2022
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Singapore, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 31.7% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Singapore peaked at 31.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2003.
That places Singapore 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25.6% | — |
| 2003 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 31.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 31.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 71% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 25.3% | 28.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.2% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 31.1% | 31.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Singapore?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Singapore was 31.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2003.
- How does Singapore rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Singapore ranks 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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