Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Moldova
Moldova: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Moldova, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Moldova is 51.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Moldova peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2006.
Moldova ranks 13th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45.4% | — |
| 2004 | 44.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 51.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 51.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.9% | 41.7% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 46.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.3% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 10 Philippines 52.4% compare
- 11 Venezuela 52.2% compare
- 12 Lesotho 52.0% compare
- 14 Kuwait 51.5% compare
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 51.4% compare
- 16 Montenegro 51.4% compare
More science & technology data for Moldova
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 120.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.27 % 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 Moldova?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Moldova was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2006.
- How does Moldova rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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