Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Ireland
Ireland: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 37.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Ireland, 2002–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, researchers (fte) - % female in Ireland stood at 37.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Ireland peaked at 37.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.8% | — |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.8% | 32.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 24.9% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Ireland?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Ireland was 37.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Ireland ranks 51st out of 78 countries with data for 2021.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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