Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Hungary
Hungary: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 40.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Hungary, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Hungary is 40.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Hungary peaked at 40.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1999.
That places Hungary 68th 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 28 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.6% | — |
| 1997 | 35.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 34.6% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.1% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.2% | 40.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Hungary?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Hungary was 40.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1999.
- How does Hungary rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Hungary ranks 68th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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