Researchers (HC) - % Female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 48.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
48.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
49.6%
in 2020
All-time low
24.6%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2022
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, researchers (hc) - % female in Sri Lanka stood at 48.8%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Sri Lanka peaked at 49.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 41.5% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -1.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 48.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 24.6% | 41.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 36.9% | 46.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.8% | 49.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 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 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 181 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 181 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Sri Lanka?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Sri Lanka was 48.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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