Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Latvia
Latvia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 45.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
45.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
29th
of 78 countries
All-time high
55.1%
in 2001
All-time low
45.3%
in 2023
Years of data
28
1996–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Latvia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Latvia is 45.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Latvia peaked at 55.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2023.
That places Latvia 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 45.9% | 48.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 47.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 46.8% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.3% | 49.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (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 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Latvia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Latvia was 45.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Latvia ranks 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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