Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 38.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 38.6% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Luxembourg peaked at 42.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2000.
Luxembourg ranks 73rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +92.9% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 22.2% | 42.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 36.2% | 38.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.8% | 38.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 70 Macau, China 39.4% compare
- 71 Cyprus 39.2% compare
- 72 Mexico 39.0% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 38.1% compare
- 75 Colombia 37.9% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Luxembourg?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Luxembourg was 38.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Luxembourg ranks 73rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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