Researchers (HC) - % Female in Turkey
Turkey: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 37.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
37.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 107 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2016
All-time low
32.6%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Turkey, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (hc) - % female in Turkey stood at 37.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Turkey peaked at 37.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 1998.
Turkey ranks 69th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.4% | — |
| 1998 | 32.6% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 37.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 37.4% 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 | 33.1% | 32.6% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.3% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 35.6% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.2% | 37.5% | 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 (hc) - % female in Turkey?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Turkey was 37.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 1998.
- How does Turkey rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Turkey ranks 69th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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