Based on the data available, the Republic of Korea had the highest rate of researchers per million inhabitants (6,457), followed by Singapore (6,442) and Japan (5,201). Males involved in research still exceed females in most countries in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in Nepal whereon Iy8per cent of researchers were female in 2010, Japan (15 per cent female in 2013) and the Republic of Korea (18 per cent female in 2013). However, females are more prevalent in this line of work in certain countries, such as Azerbaijan (53 per cent of researchers being female in 2013),Thailand (53 per cent female in 2011), Georgia (52 per cent female in 2013) and Kazakhstan (51 per cent female in 2013).