Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Belgium
Belgium: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 44.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Belgium, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 44.5% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Belgium peaked at 44.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2002.
Belgium ranks 52nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 34.2% | — |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.7% | 34.2% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 39.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 44.5% | 4 |
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Belgium?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Belgium was 44.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2002.
- How does Belgium rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release