Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Türkiye
Türkiye: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 46.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Türkiye, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Türkiye is 46.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Türkiye peaked at 46.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1998.
That places Türkiye 45th 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 27 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.9% | — |
| 1998 | 33.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 34.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 46.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 46.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.2%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.3% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 40.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2% | 45.8% | 46.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More science & technology data for Türkiye
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Türkiye?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Türkiye was 46.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1998.
- How does Türkiye rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Türkiye ranks 45th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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