Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Lithuania
Lithuania: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Lithuania is 56.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Lithuania peaked at 56.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.3% | — |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 44.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.0% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.7% | 56.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 4 Azerbaijan 59.2% compare
- 5 Tunisia 58.3% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 57.7% compare
- 8 Philippines 56.1% compare
- 9 Argentina 56.0% compare
- 10 Bulgaria 55.9% compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.11 % 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 Lithuania?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Lithuania was 56.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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