Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 54.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 95 countries
All-time high
54.9%
in 2010
All-time low
47.9%
in 2015
Years of data
19
2005–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in North Macedonia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in North Macedonia stood at 54.3%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in North Macedonia peaked at 54.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2015.
North Macedonia ranks 16th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.2% | — |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 54.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 54.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.2% | 51.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 47.9% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 52.2% | 54.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 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 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 498.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in North Macedonia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in North Macedonia was 54.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2015.
- How does North Macedonia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- North Macedonia ranks 16th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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