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.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 46.6% | — |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | -1.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 45.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 45.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3 (2024)
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