Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Serbia
Serbia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.7%
Change on year
down 83.3%
World rank
44th
of 53 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Serbia stood at 16.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Serbia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 41.2% | — |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +108.2% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | — |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -74.0% |
| 2013 | 57.1% | +128.6% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -83.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.8%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.2%, 35% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 41.2% | 85.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 16.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 41 Macau, China 23.4% compare
- 42 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.2% compare
- 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.6% compare
- 45 Mali 13.1% compare
- 46 Japan 6.8%
- 47 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 47 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 47 Iraq 0.0%
- 47 Latvia 0.0%
- 47 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 47 Tunisia 0.0%
- 47 Ukraine 0.0%
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Serbia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Serbia was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Serbia ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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