Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Russia
Russia: Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
45.4%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
50th
of 95 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2023
All-time low
37.9%
in 2002
Years of data
29
1996–2024
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Russia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Russia stood at 45.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Russia peaked at 47.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2002.
Russia ranks 50th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Female researchers: Higher education … Higher education HC in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.8% | — |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | -3.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 45.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 45.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.1% | 40.8% | 44.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 37.9% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.4% | 47.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Russia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Russia was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2002.
- How does Russia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Russia ranks 50th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release