Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Poland

Poland: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 47.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
41st
of 95 countries
All-time high
47.4%
in 2023
All-time low
38.9%
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2023

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Poland, 2000–2023

010203040502000201120232000: 38.92003: 40.52004: 40.52005: 412006: 41.52007: 41.92008: 41.72009: 42.12010: 42.12011: 42.12012: 42.62013: 43.12014: 43.32015: 43.62016: 43.72017: 45.62018: 46.22019: 46.62020: 46.52021: 46.82022: 47.12023: 47.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Poland stood at 47.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Poland peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2000.

Poland ranks 41st of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Poland, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 38.9%
2003 40.5% +4.0%
2004 40.5% -0.1%
2005 41.0% +1.4%
2006 41.5% +1.1%
2007 41.9% +0.9%
2008 41.7% -0.3%
2009 42.1% +0.9%
2010 42.1% -0.1%
2011 42.1% +0.1%
2012 42.6% +1.2%
2013 43.1% +1.1%
2014 43.3% +0.4%
2015 43.6% +0.7%
2016 43.7% +0.3%
2017 45.6% +4.2%
2018 46.2% +1.5%
2019 46.6% +0.7%
2020 46.5% -0.1%
2021 46.8% +0.7%
2022 47.1% +0.7%
2023 47.4% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.0% 38.9% 42.1% 8
2010s 43.9% 42.1% 46.6% 10
2020s 47.0% 46.5% 47.4% 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 38 Pakistan 48.1% compare
  2. 39 South Africa 48.1% compare
  3. 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 47.4% compare
  4. 42 Denmark 47.2% compare
  5. 43 Netherlands 47.2% compare
  6. 44 Slovakia 47.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Poland?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Poland was 47.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2000.
How does Poland rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Poland ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
95 places, 1,486 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release