Researchers (HC) - % Female in Thailand
Thailand: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 48.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
48.6%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
30th
of 107 countries
All-time high
56.1%
in 2015
All-time low
45.5%
in 1996
Years of data
15
1996–2021
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Thailand, 1996–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, researchers (hc) - % female in Thailand stood at 48.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Thailand peaked at 56.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1996.
Thailand ranks 30th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.5% | — |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +6.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 48.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 48.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.5% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 45.6% | 51.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.7% | 56.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 45.9% | 48.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 160.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 236.69 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 7,797 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Thailand?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Thailand was 48.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1996.
- How does Thailand rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Thailand ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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