Russia vs Spain: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC
Russia
45.4%
in 2024
Spain
44.9%
in 2023
Russia rank
50th
Spain rank
51st
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC over time
- Russia
- Spain
How they compare
Russia currently reports 45.4% against 44.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 95 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 35.0% | 6.8% | Russia |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 38.0% | 1.7% | Russia |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 41.7% | 4.0% | Russia |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 44.3% | 2.5% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher, Russia or Spain?
- Russia, at 45.4% against 44.9% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher between Russia and Spain?
- 0.5%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Spain rank globally for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Russia ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release