Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Moldova
Moldova: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC was 54.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Moldova, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Moldova is 54.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Moldova peaked at 54.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2009.
That places Moldova 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.7% | — |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +5.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 54.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 54.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 44.0% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 45.2% | 48.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 47.9% | 54.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Moldova?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Moldova was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Moldova ranks 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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