Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Slovakia
Slovakia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 47.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
47.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 95 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2021
All-time low
40.8%
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Slovakia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovakia stood at 47.1%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovakia peaked at 47.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2002.
Slovakia ranks 44th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40.8% | — |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 47.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 47.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.8% | 44.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.1% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More science & technology data for Slovakia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.97 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 158.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovakia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovakia was 47.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2002.
- How does Slovakia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Slovakia ranks 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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