Researchers (HC) - % Female in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 52.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, researchers (hc) - % female in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 52.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2012.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 15th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 34.5% | — |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +5.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 52.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.1% | 34.5% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.0% | 52.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More science & technology data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.23 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 3.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 52.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2012.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release