Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Greece
Greece: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 43.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Greece, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Greece stood at 43.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Greece peaked at 44.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2011.
Greece ranks 59th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 35.6% | 41.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.3% | 43.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 56 Ukraine 43.9% compare
- 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.7% compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 43.6% compare
- 60 Italy 42.9% compare
- 61 Germany 42.7% compare
- 62 Switzerland 42.5% compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Greece?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Greece was 43.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Greece ranks 59th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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