Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Spain
Spain: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 39.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
45th
of 78 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2020
All-time low
32.5%
in 1999
Years of data
25
1997–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Spain, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (fte) - % female in Spain is 39.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Spain peaked at 39.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1999.
That places Spain 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.5% | — |
| 1999 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 39.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Spain's 39.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 35.2% | 38.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 38.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.6% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 42 Costa Rica 40.2% compare
- 43 Egypt 40.1% compare
- 44 Belarus 39.9%
- 46 Saudi Arabia 38.6%
- 47 Cyprus 37.9% compare
- 48 Slovakia 37.8% compare
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 134 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 134 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Spain?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Spain was 39.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Spain ranks 45th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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