Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Romania
Romania: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 52.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Romania, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Romania recorded 52.0% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Romania peaked at 52.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1998.
Romania ranks 23rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.0% | — |
| 1998 | 35.5% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 38.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 36.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 44.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.4% | 52.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Romania?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Romania was 52.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Romania ranks 23rd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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