Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Iceland
Iceland: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 33.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 33.7% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Iceland peaked at 54.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 85th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 35.9% | 45.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 47.3% | 53.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 33.7% | 54.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Iceland?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Iceland was 33.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Iceland ranks 85th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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