Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 43.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 43.2% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Lithuania peaked at 50.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.6% | — |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 43.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 43.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 43.6% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 44.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.2% | 44.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 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 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 62.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Lithuania?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Lithuania was 43.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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