Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Czechia
Czechia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 28.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Czechia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Czechia is 28.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Czechia peaked at 59.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2001.
That places Czechia 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +122.3% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +90.8% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | -54.0% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -28.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 28.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 48.4%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 28.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.2%, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +122.3% | 10.1% | 22.5% |
| 2005 | +90.8% | 31.3% | 59.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 10.1% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 38.4% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 28.5% | 43.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 37 Ecuador 34.3% compare
- 38 Cyprus 33.1% compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 32.1% compare
- 41 Macau, China 23.4% compare
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.2% compare
- 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.6% compare
More science & technology data for Czechia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 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 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 176.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2144 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Czechia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Czechia was 28.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2001.
- How does Czechia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Czechia ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) - Private non-profit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release