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

Slovenia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
46.4%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
47th
of 95 countries
All-time high
46.4%
in 2023
All-time low
30.1%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Slovenia, 1996–2023

010203040501996200920231996: 30.11997: 32.51998: 321999: 32.72000: 34.12001: 332002: 34.32003: 32.92004: 34.12005: 36.22006: 38.12007: 37.22008: 38.92009: 40.72010: 422011: 41.82012: 41.72013: 42.52014: 42.62015: 43.22016: 41.72017: 41.82018: 41.92019: 43.92020: 44.62021: 44.72022: 44.72023: 46.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovenia stood at 46.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovenia peaked at 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1996.

Slovenia ranks 47th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education in Slovenia, 1996 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1996 30.1%
1997 32.5% +7.6%
1998 32.0% -1.4%
1999 32.7% +2.1%
2000 34.1% +4.3%
2001 33.0% -3.3%
2002 34.3% +3.9%
2003 32.9% -3.8%
2004 34.1% +3.5%
2005 36.2% +6.2%
2006 38.1% +5.1%
2007 37.2% -2.3%
2008 38.9% +4.5%
2009 40.7% +4.7%
2010 42.0% +3.1%
2011 41.8% -0.4%
2012 41.7% -0.3%
2013 42.5% +1.8%
2014 42.6% +0.4%
2015 43.2% +1.5%
2016 41.7% -3.5%
2017 41.8% +0.1%
2018 41.9% +0.3%
2019 43.9% +4.7%
2020 44.6% +1.7%
2021 44.7% +0.2%
2022 44.7% +0.1%
2023 46.4% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.8% 30.1% 32.7% 4
2000s 35.9% 32.9% 40.7% 10
2010s 42.3% 41.7% 43.9% 10
2020s 45.1% 44.6% 46.4% 4

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 44 Slovakia 47.1% compare
  2. 45 Türkiye 46.8% compare
  3. 46 Sweden 46.6% compare
  4. 48 El Salvador 46.2% compare
  5. 49 Kenya 45.5% compare
  6. 50 Russian Federation 45.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovenia?
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Slovenia was 46.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1996.
How does Slovenia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
Slovenia ranks 47th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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