Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Croatia
Croatia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 48.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.4%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
23rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
51.0%
in 2014
All-time low
42.4%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Croatia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 48.4% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Croatia peaked at 51.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.4% | — |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 48.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 48.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 42.4% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 42.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.3% | 48.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 81.54 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Croatia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Croatia was 48.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Croatia ranks 23rd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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