Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Greece
Greece: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 46.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Greece, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Greece recorded 46.1% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Greece peaked at 47.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2001.
Greece ranks 45th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 46.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Greece's 46.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.4%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.1% | 35.1% | 47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.6% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.0% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.7% | 46.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Greece?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Greece was 46.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release