Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Denmark
Denmark: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 47.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Denmark, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Denmark stood at 47.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Denmark peaked at 47.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1999.
That places Denmark 42nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.0% | — |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 28.3% | 41.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 39.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 39 South Africa 48.1% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.4% compare
- 41 Poland 47.4% compare
- 43 Netherlands 47.2% compare
- 44 Slovakia 47.1% compare
- 45 Türkiye 46.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Denmark?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Denmark was 47.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Denmark ranks 42nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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