Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Georgia
Georgia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 54.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Georgia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Georgia is 54.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Georgia peaked at 54.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2015.
Georgia ranks 11th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51.5% | — |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 54.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 54.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.5%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.2% | 49.2% | 52.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.5% | 54.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More science & technology data for Georgia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 161.2 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.14 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 85.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 649.57 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Georgia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Georgia was 54.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2015.
- How does Georgia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Georgia ranks 11th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release