Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) was 50.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Slovenia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 50.8% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Slovenia peaked at 56.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2014.
That places Slovenia 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.6% | — |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | -34.9% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +39.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +66.1% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -50.6% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -73.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +136.4% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -54.2% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +336.5% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 50.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.4%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 50.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) in Slovenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +336.5% | 8.3% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 18.3% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 12.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 7.7% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 44.9% | 51.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More science & technology data for Slovenia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 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 2.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 135.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,568 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Slovenia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) in Slovenia was 50.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2014.
- How does Slovenia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte)?
- Slovenia ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (fte) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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