Researchers (HC) - % Female in Zambia
Zambia: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 30.7% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
30.7%
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
87th
of 107 countries
All-time high
30.7%
in 2008
All-time low
12.4%
in 2002
Years of data
5
2002–2008
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Zambia, 2002–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Zambia is 30.7%, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 147.7% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 87th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.4% | — |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +66.3% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +12.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 30.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 30.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More science & technology data for Zambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Zambia?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Zambia was 30.7% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Zambia ranks 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2008.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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