Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sweden
Sweden: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 46.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sweden stood at 46.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sweden peaked at 53.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1999.
That places Sweden 46th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 43.7% | 53.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.5% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sweden?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Sweden was 46.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Sweden ranks 46th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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