Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Czechia
Czechia: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 32.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Czechia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 32.0% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Czechia peaked at 47.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1999.
That places Czechia 51st out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.9% | — |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +121.6% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +70.7% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +46.0% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | -19.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 32.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 47.9%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 32.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.4%, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +121.6% | 9.9% | 22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 22.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 31.6% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 32.0% | 45.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 48 Cyprus 33.6% compare
- 49 Korea 33.5% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 32.1% compare
- 52 Croatia 31.2% compare
- 53 Macau, China 23.4% compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.2% compare
More science & technology data for Czechia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 176.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2144 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Czechia?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Czechia was 32.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1999.
- How does Czechia rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Czechia ranks 51st out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Private non-profit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release