Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Belgium
Belgium: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 19.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 19.6% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Belgium peaked at 31.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 75th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -38.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 19.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 19.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 51% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -38.2% | 31.7% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 25.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 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 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 412 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 412 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Belgium?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Belgium was 19.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Belgium ranks 75th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release