Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Ireland
Ireland: 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 Ireland, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ireland is 50.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ireland peaked at 50.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2004.
Ireland ranks 31st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.1% | — |
| 2003 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.3% | 40.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.7% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.2% | 50.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ireland?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- 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 Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2004.
- How does Ireland rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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