Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Norway
Norway: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 52.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Norway, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Norway stood at 52.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Norway peaked at 52.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1997.
That places Norway 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.6% | — |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 31.6% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 35.7% | 44.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 44.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.3% | 52.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Norway?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Norway was 52.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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