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

Latest (2023)
52.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 95 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 2023
All-time low
35.5%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Romania, 1997–2023

02040601997201020231997: 381998: 35.51999: 35.62000: 36.42001: 402002: 40.62003: 40.32004: 39.62005: 40.92006: 44.12007: 44.92008: 44.72009: 45.62010: 44.32011: 47.92012: 46.72013: 46.82014: 47.22015: 48.52016: 48.42017: 49.42018: 50.42019: 50.52020: 50.42021: 51.82022: 50.82023: 52

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

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Romania, 1997 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 20 Armenia 52.8% compare
  2. 21 Norway 52.7% compare
  3. 22 Latvia 52.5% compare
  4. 24 Croatia 51.7% compare
  5. 25 Paraguay 51.5% compare
  6. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.3% compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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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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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