Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in France
France: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 42.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in France, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 42.4% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in France peaked at 42.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2000.
That places France 63rd 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 22 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 32.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 32.7% | 39.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.8% | 42.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in France?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in France was 42.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2000.
- How does France rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- France ranks 63rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release