Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 47.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Netherlands, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 47.2% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Netherlands peaked at 47.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1999.
Netherlands ranks 43rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.4% | — |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 28.6% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 38.0% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 44.8% | 47.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Netherlands?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Netherlands was 47.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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