Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Latvia
Latvia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 52.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Latvia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Latvia is 52.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Latvia peaked at 54.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1996.
Latvia ranks 22nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.6% | — |
| 1997 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 45.6% | 48.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 51.7% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 52.5% | 54.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % 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 Latvia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Latvia was 52.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1996.
- How does Latvia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Latvia ranks 22nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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