Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sweden
Sweden: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 31.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
31.7%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
61st
of 78 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2023
All-time low
27.3%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2005–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sweden, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 31.7% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Sweden peaked at 31.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.0% | — |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 31.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 31.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 82% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.3% | 30.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.6% | 31.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 58 Madagascar 34.1% compare
- 59 Chile 33.5% compare
- 60 Malta 33.3% compare
- 62 Luxembourg 31.0% compare
- 63 Senegal 30.2% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 30.2% compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 296 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 296 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Sweden?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Sweden was 31.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Sweden ranks 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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