Share of female researchers, by region 2017

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 2, 2022
In 2017, Central Asia had the highest share of women in research positions in research and development (R&D), at 48.5 percent. Worldwide, 30 percent of R&D researchers were female in that year.

Share of female research & development (R&D) researchers in 2017, by world region

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June 2020

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2017

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