Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Estonia
Estonia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 40.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
40.7%
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
40th
of 78 countries
All-time high
43.7%
in 2015
All-time low
37.9%
in 2008
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Estonia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (fte) - % female in Estonia stood at 40.7%.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Estonia peaked at 43.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2008.
Estonia ranks 40th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.5% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 38.1% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 151.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.5 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 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Estonia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Estonia was 40.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2008.
- How does Estonia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia 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