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

Serbia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 54.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 95 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2024
All-time low
42.6%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Serbia, 2004–2024

02040602004201420242004: 42.62005: 43.12006: 43.52007: 45.62008: 452009: 45.22010: 47.52011: 47.82012: 47.92013: 48.62014: 48.72015: 492016: 49.32017: 49.82018: 502019: 512020: 52.52021: 51.82022: 52.82023: 53.92024: 54.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Serbia is 54.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Serbia peaked at 54.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2004.

That places Serbia 15th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Serbia, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 42.6%
2005 43.1% +1.3%
2006 43.5% +0.8%
2007 45.6% +4.8%
2008 45.0% -1.2%
2009 45.2% +0.4%
2010 47.5% +5.1%
2011 47.8% +0.6%
2012 47.9% +0.3%
2013 48.6% +1.4%
2014 48.7% +0.2%
2015 49.0% +0.6%
2016 49.3% +0.6%
2017 49.8% +1.1%
2018 50.0% +0.4%
2019 51.0% +2.0%
2020 52.5% +2.9%
2021 51.8% -1.3%
2022 52.8% +1.8%
2023 53.9% +2.1%
2024 54.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.2% 42.6% 45.6% 6
2010s 48.9% 47.5% 51.0% 10
2020s 53.1% 51.8% 54.5% 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 12 Malaysia 55.0% compare
  2. 13 Kuwait 54.6% compare
  3. 14 Egypt 54.5% compare
  4. 16 North Macedonia 54.3% compare
  5. 17 Republic of Moldova 54.0% compare
  6. 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 54.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Serbia?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Serbia was 54.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2004.
How does Serbia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Serbia ranks 15th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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