Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Czechia

Czechia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
78th
of 95 countries
All-time high
36.9%
in 2023
All-time low
31.0%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Czechia, 1999–2023

0102030401999201120231999: 312000: 32.22001: 33.52002: 34.92003: 32.92004: 32.42005: 32.92006: 34.12007: 34.22008: 34.32009: 352010: 34.32011: 34.72012: 34.22013: 35.62014: 34.92015: 35.22016: 34.42017: 34.52018: 34.72019: 35.32020: 35.72021: 35.62022: 362023: 36.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Czechia recorded 36.9% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Czechia peaked at 36.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1999.

Czechia ranks 78th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Czechia, 1999 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1999 31.0%
2000 32.2% +3.9%
2001 33.5% +4.1%
2002 34.9% +4.1%
2003 32.9% -5.8%
2004 32.4% -1.5%
2005 32.9% +1.7%
2006 34.1% +3.5%
2007 34.2% +0.2%
2008 34.3% +0.4%
2009 35.0% +1.9%
2010 34.3% -2.0%
2011 34.7% +1.1%
2012 34.2% -1.3%
2013 35.6% +4.0%
2014 34.9% -2.0%
2015 35.2% +0.9%
2016 34.4% -2.2%
2017 34.5% +0.2%
2018 34.7% +0.7%
2019 35.3% +1.7%
2020 35.7% +1.3%
2021 35.6% -0.4%
2022 36.0% +1.3%
2023 36.9% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.0% 31.0% 31.0% 1
2000s 33.6% 32.2% 35.0% 10
2010s 34.8% 34.2% 35.6% 10
2020s 36.1% 35.6% 36.9% 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 75 Colombia 37.9% compare
  2. 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.5% compare
  3. 77 Oman 37.1% compare
  4. 79 Belarus 36.1% compare
  5. 80 Chile 35.8% compare
  6. 81 Uganda 35.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Czechia?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Czechia was 36.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2023.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1999.
How does Czechia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Czechia ranks 78th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,486 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release