Researchers (FTE) - % Female in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in North Macedonia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 57.7% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in North Macedonia peaked at 58.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1997.
North Macedonia ranks 3rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.4% | — |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 45.4% | 46.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 47.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 50.6% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.6% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 1 Myanmar 75.2% compare
- 2 Azerbaijan 61.1% compare
- 4 Tunisia 56.4% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.5% compare
- 6 Georgia 54.0% compare
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 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 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 498.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in North Macedonia?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in North Macedonia was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1997.
- How does North Macedonia rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- North Macedonia ranks 3rd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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