Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Italy
Italy: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 37.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Italy, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 37.6% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Italy peaked at 37.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2003.
That places Italy 50th 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 21 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.6% | — |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 28.6% | 34.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.1% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.1% | 37.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Italy?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Italy was 37.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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