Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE in Moldova
Moldova: Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE was 17.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Moldova, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Moldova is 17.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Moldova peaked at 36.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
That places Moldova 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Female researchers: Business enterprise … Business enterprise FTE in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 36.5% | — |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -20.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.6%, 61% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 36.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 8.5% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Moldova?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Moldova was 17.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Moldova ranks 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Business enterprise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release