Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Estonia
Estonia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 50.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Estonia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Estonia stood at 50.5%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Estonia peaked at 50.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 32nd of 95 countries on this measure, 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 (HC) - Higher in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 39.1% | — |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 50.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 50.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 42.8% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 46.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.4% | 50.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More science & technology data for Estonia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 151.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.5 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 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Estonia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Estonia was 50.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Estonia ranks 32nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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