Researchers (HC) - % Female in Italy
Italy: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 37.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Italy recorded 37.5% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Italy peaked at 37.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1998.
That places Italy 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.0% | — |
| 1999 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +2.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 37.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Italy's 37.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.3%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 27.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 33.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.9% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,188 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,188 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Italy?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Italy was 37.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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