Researchers (HC) - % Female in Venezuela
Venezuela: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 52.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
52.2%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
17th
of 107 countries
All-time high
61.6%
in 2015
All-time low
38.7%
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2023
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Venezuela, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 52.2% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Venezuela peaked at 61.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1996.
Venezuela ranks 17th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.7% | — |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 44.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +4.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 52.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 52.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.7% | 40.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 42.5% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 54.5% | 61.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 49.8% | 55.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 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 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 197 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 197 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Venezuela?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Venezuela was 52.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1996.
- How does Venezuela rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Venezuela ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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