South Africa - Women Researchers in the Higher Education Sector

Since 2014, South Africa Women Researchers in the Higher Education Sector grew 5.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 15 among other countries in Women Researchers in the Higher Education Sector at 22,832 Persons. South Africa is overtaken by Argentina, which was number 14 with 28,990.19 Persons and is followed by Russia with 20,831 Persons. United Kingdom topped the ranking with 168,450.8 Persons in 2019, that is an increase of 1.9% versus 2018. Germany, Japan and Indonesia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Poland recorded the best 5 years average growth at +11.4% per year, while United Arab Emirates recorded the worst performance at -10.7% per year.

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Date Units (Persons)
2019 22,832.00
2018 22,097.00
2017 21,347.00
2016 21,125.00
2015 19,148.00
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How does South Africa rank in Women Researchers in the Higher Education Sector?

# 48 Countries Units (Persons) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United Kingdom
168,451 2019 +1.9 % +2.2 % View data
2 #2
Germany
115,738 2019 +2.5 % +2.7 % View data
14 #14
Argentina
28,990 2019 +1.6 % -0.4 % View data
15 #15
South Africa
22,832 2019 +3.3 % +5.7 % View data
16 #16
Russia
20,831 2019 +1.4 % +0.5 % View data
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