Researchers (HC) - % Female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 55.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
7th
of 107 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 2020
All-time low
42.1%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2009–2024
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Tunisia, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers (hc) - % female in Tunisia stood at 55.3%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Tunisia peaked at 56.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2009.
Tunisia ranks 7th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 42.1% | — |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 55.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 55.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39.6%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 47.8% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.0% | 56.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 215 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Tunisia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Tunisia was 55.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2009.
- How does Tunisia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Tunisia ranks 7th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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