Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Cyprus
Cyprus: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 37.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
37.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
47th
of 78 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 2014
All-time low
29.1%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1998–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Cyprus, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 37.9% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Cyprus peaked at 38.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.2% | — |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 37.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 37.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 29.1% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 30.0% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 36.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.4% | 37.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 2 (2022)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Cyprus?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Cyprus was 37.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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