Researchers (HC) - % Female in Spain
Spain: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 41.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Spain, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Spain recorded 41.7% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Spain peaked at 41.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1999.
Spain ranks 48th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 32.7% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.2% | 38.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 38.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.5% | 41.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 130.26 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 126 (2021)
- Share of individuals using the internet 95.76 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,308 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.5% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 14,611 (2025)
- Proportion of individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Spain?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Spain was 41.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1999.
- How does Spain rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release