Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Turkey
Turkey: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 34.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
34.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
56th
of 78 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2001
All-time low
32.4%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Turkey, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (fte) - % female in Turkey stood at 34.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Turkey peaked at 37.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2011.
Turkey ranks 56th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.6% | — |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 34.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 69% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 34.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.8%, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.4% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 32.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More science & technology data for Turkey
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 347 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Turkey?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Turkey was 34.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2011.
- How does Turkey rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Turkey ranks 56th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey 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