Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 42.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Switzerland, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Switzerland stood at 42.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Switzerland peaked at 42.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1996.
That places Switzerland 62nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.8% | — |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 25.3% | 33.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 34.8% | 40.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Switzerland?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Switzerland was 42.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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