Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Portugal
Portugal: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 41.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 78 countries
All-time high
45.1%
in 2003
All-time low
41.4%
in 2022
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Portugal, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 41.9% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Portugal peaked at 45.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2022.
Portugal ranks 37th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.9% | — |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 43.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.4% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.4% | 42.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Portugal?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Portugal was 41.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2022.
- How does Portugal rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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