Latest available · compiled 2024
Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation
Each country’s newest reading as of 2024; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten
Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation covers 153 countries. Myanmar is highest, at 76.541; Chad is lowest, at 3.351. The middle country reads 39.052. 22 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.
Female Share of Researchers · Latest available · compiled 2024
HighestMyanmar
76.541LowestChad
3.351Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 153 countries · select a heading to sort
MMRSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 76.541 | 2023 |
KGZCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 61.391 | 2024 |
AZEWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 60.618 | 2024 |
ALBSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 57.653 | 2022 |
MNGEastern Asia · 2022 reading | 57.411 | 2022 |
CUBCaribbean · 2024 reading | 56.001 | 2024 |
KAZCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 55.688 | 2024 |
TUNNorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 55.308 | 2024 |
GEOWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 55.048 | 2024 |
MKDSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 54.734 | 2024 |
ARGSouth America · 2023 reading | 54.027 | 2023 |
PHLSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 53.414 | 2020 |
MDAEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 52.946 | 2024 |
SRBSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 52.740 | 2024 |
LSOSouthern Africa · 2023 reading | 52.564 | 2023 |
BIHSouthern Europe · 2024 reading | 52.492 | 2024 |
ARMWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 52.351 | 2024 |
VENSouth America · 2023 reading | 52.202 | 2023 |
MNESouthern Europe · 2019 reading | 52.081 | 2019 |
NZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2001 reading, too old to compare | 51.994 | 2001 |
KWTWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 51.485 | 2024 |
PRYSouth America · 2023 reading | 51.254 | 2023 |
URYSouth America · 2024 reading | 51.041 | 2024 |
DZANorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 50.618 | 2024 |
MCOWestern Europe · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 50.000 | 2005 |
TTOCaribbean · 2022 reading | 49.732 | 2022 |
MUSEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 49.726 | 2024 |
GTMCentral America · 2023 reading | 49.495 | 2023 |
NAMSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 49.480 | 2022 |
JAMCaribbean · 2017 reading | 49.120 | 2017 |
HRVSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 49.057 | 2023 |
LTUNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 49.041 | 2023 |
LKASouthern Asia · 2022 reading | 48.828 | 2022 |
LVANorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 48.777 | 2023 |
BGREastern Europe · 2023 reading | 48.644 | 2023 |
THASouth-eastern Asia · 2021 reading | 48.631 | 2021 |
MYSSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 48.604 | 2022 |
HNDCentral America · 2019 reading | 47.816 | 2019 |
ZAFSouthern Africa · 2022 reading | 47.611 | 2022 |
PANCentral America · 2024 reading | 47.399 | 2024 |
PAKSouthern Asia · 2023 reading | 47.088 | 2023 |
ROUEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 46.508 | 2023 |
SLVCentral America · 2023 reading | 45.792 | 2023 |
CPVWestern Africa · 2014 reading | 45.752 | 2014 |
VNMSouth-eastern Asia · 2023 reading | 45.699 | 2023 |
BHRWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 45.582 | 2024 |
KENEastern Africa · 2024 reading | 44.534 | 2024 |
EGYNorthern Africa · 2024 reading | 44.436 | 2024 |
DOMCaribbean · 2022 reading | 44.313 | 2022 |
BOLSouth America · 2021 reading | 44.084 | 2021 |
SYRWestern Asia · 2022 reading | 43.577 | 2022 |
IDNSouth-eastern Asia · 2020 reading | 43.549 | 2020 |
ESTNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 43.038 | 2023 |
UKREastern Europe · 2024 reading | 43.014 | 2024 |
CRICentral America · 2023 reading | 42.878 | 2023 |
OMNWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 42.730 | 2024 |
PRTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 42.711 | 2023 |
NICCentral America · 2002 reading, too old to compare | 42.478 | 2002 |
UZBCentral Asia · 2024 reading | 41.910 | 2024 |
ESPSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 41.738 | 2023 |
CAFMiddle Africa · 2007 reading, too old to compare | 41.463 | 2007 |
SWZSouthern Africa · 2015 reading | 41.389 | 2015 |
ECUSouth America · 2014 reading | 41.087 | 2014 |
IRQWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 40.941 | 2021 |
IRLNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 40.286 | 2023 |
BMUNorthern America · 2020 reading | 40.000 | 2020 |
SDNNorthern Africa · 2005 reading, too old to compare | 39.998 | 2005 |
BRNSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 39.821 | 2022 |
GRCSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 39.598 | 2023 |
SVKEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 39.481 | 2023 |
NORNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 39.052 | 2023 |
BLREastern Europe · 2024 reading | 38.888 | 2024 |
GBRNorthern Europe · 2017 reading | 38.749 | 2017 |
CYPWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 38.672 | 2023 |
MACEastern Asia · 2024 reading | 38.539 | 2024 |
SAUWestern Asia · 2024 reading | 38.193 | 2024 |
COLSouth America · 2019 reading | 38.170 | 2019 |
RUSEastern Europe · 2024 reading | 38.015 | 2024 |
DNKNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 37.975 | 2023 |
UGAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 37.617 | 2023 |
ITASouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 37.466 | 2023 |
TURWestern Asia · 2023 reading | 37.350 | 2023 |
TJKCentral Asia · 2020 reading | 37.006 | 2020 |
CHEWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 36.750 | 2023 |
MLTSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 35.986 | 2023 |
POLEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 35.971 | 2023 |
SVNSouthern Europe · 2023 reading | 35.936 | 2023 |
BELWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 35.929 | 2023 |
SYCEastern Africa · 2016 reading | 34.899 | 2016 |
SWENorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 34.873 | 2023 |
FINNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 34.598 | 2023 |
CHLSouth America · 2022 reading | 34.073 | 2022 |
MARNorthern Africa · 2016 reading | 33.754 | 2016 |
MEXCentral America · 2016 reading | 33.682 | 2016 |
AREWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 33.579 | 2021 |
LCACaribbean · 1999 reading, too old to compare | 33.333 | 1999 |
PNGMelanesia · 2016 reading | 33.249 | 2016 |
MDGEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 33.037 | 2018 |
ISLNorthern Europe · 2023 reading | 32.915 | 2023 |
PERSouth America · 2023 reading | 32.285 | 2023 |
LUXWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 32.059 | 2023 |
AUTWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 32.053 | 2023 |
QATWestern Asia · 2021 reading | 31.868 | 2021 |
SGPSouth-eastern Asia · 2022 reading | 31.750 | 2022 |
MWIEastern Africa · 2019 reading | 31.290 | 2019 |
ZMBEastern Africa · 2008 reading, too old to compare | 30.719 | 2008 |
NGAWestern Africa · 2019 reading | 30.616 | 2019 |
FRAWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 30.602 | 2023 |
NLDWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 30.189 | 2023 |
IRNSouthern Asia · 2021 reading | 30.167 | 2021 |
HUNEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 29.833 | 2023 |
TZAEastern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 29.830 | 2013 |
DEUWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 29.645 | 2023 |
BWASouthern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 29.605 | 2013 |
SENWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 29.306 | 2015 |
MOZEastern Africa · 2015 reading | 28.924 | 2015 |
AGOMiddle Africa · 2016 reading | 28.714 | 2016 |
GABMiddle Africa · 2014 reading | 28.180 | 2014 |
CZEEastern Europe · 2023 reading | 28.061 | 2023 |
GRLNorthern America · 2004 reading, too old to compare | 27.419 | 2004 |
GMBWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 27.200 | 2018 |
RWAEastern Africa · 2023 reading | 26.176 | 2023 |
GHAWestern Africa · 2015 reading | 26.067 | 2015 |
LIEWestern Europe · 2023 reading | 25.401 | 2023 |
BTNSouthern Asia · 2024 reading | 25.345 | 2024 |
ZWEEastern Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare | 25.265 | 2012 |
LBYNorthern Africa · 2009 reading, too old to compare | 24.755 | 2009 |
MRTWestern Africa · 2018 reading | 24.485 | 2018 |
KOREastern Asia · 2023 reading | 23.714 | 2023 |
KHMSouth-eastern Asia · 2015 reading | 23.678 | 2015 |
FRONorthern Europe · 2003 reading, too old to compare | 23.077 | 2003 |
LAOSouth-eastern Asia · 2002 reading, too old to compare | 22.967 | 2002 |
PSEWestern Asia · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 22.590 | 2013 |
CMRMiddle Africa · 2008 reading, too old to compare | 21.789 | 2008 |
JORWestern Asia · 2018 reading | 19.518 | 2018 |
ANDSouthern Europe · 2022 reading | 18.919 | 2022 |
COGMiddle Africa · 2022 reading | 18.864 | 2022 |
JPNEastern Asia · 2023 reading | 18.476 | 2023 |
BFAWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 17.536 | 2024 |
NERWestern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 17.032 | 2013 |
CIVWestern Africa · 2016 reading | 16.986 | 2016 |
MLIWestern Africa · 2023 reading | 16.093 | 2023 |
NRUMicronesia · 2003 reading, too old to compare | 15.789 | 2003 |
BDIEastern Africa · 2018 reading | 14.309 | 2018 |
BGDSouthern Asia · 1997 reading, too old to compare | 13.958 | 1997 |
COMEastern Africa · 2021 reading | 11.585 | 2021 |
TGOWestern Africa · 2024 reading | 11.522 | 2024 |
ETHEastern Africa · 2017 reading | 11.511 | 2017 |
GINWestern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare | 9.813 | 2013 |
CODMiddle Africa · 2015 reading | 8.702 | 2015 |
NPLSouthern Asia · 2010 reading, too old to compare | 7.788 | 2010 |
TCDMiddle Africa · 2018 reading | 3.351 | 2018 |
VIRCaribbean · 2007 reading, too old to compare | 0.000 | 2007 |
02In Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline. Readings too old to compare take no part.
Highest
Myanmar76.541
Kyrgyzstan61.391
Azerbaijan60.618
Albania57.653
Mongolia57.411
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.052. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
03Caveats
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Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation: questions and answers
Which country has the highest women in research in Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation?
Myanmar, at 76.541, of the 153 countries in the file.
How many countries does Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation cover?
153.
Where can I download Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation?
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Is Female Share of Researchers, 2024 compilation the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-26, when it was read from the publisher.