Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 52.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 52.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2012.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 35.0% | — |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.4%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.5%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +42.0% | 35.7% | 50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.9% | 35.0% | 50.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 48.7% | 52.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More science & technology data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.23 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,083 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 52.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2012.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release