Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Africa
South Africa: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 47.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Africa, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, researchers (hc) - % female in South Africa stood at 47.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in South Africa peaked at 47.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.0% | — |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 36.0% | 40.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 41.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.6% | 47.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in South Africa?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in South Africa was 47.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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