Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Share of female researchers by sector of performance was 34.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage based on head count (HC).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 34.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 34.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2003.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage based on head count (HC) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 27.2% | — |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 27.2% | 30.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.5% | 34.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 North Macedonia 54.4% compare
- 2 Serbia 52.7% compare
- 3 Montenegro 52.1% compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.2% compare
- 5 Croatia 49.1% compare
- 5 Iceland 49.1% compare
- 5 Croatia 49.1% compare
More science & technology data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 348,610 Million euro (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 348,610 Million euro (2024)
- Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 75,750 Megawatt (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 2.54 million Head count (2023)
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 2.54 million Head count (2023)
- National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 5,145 Million euro (2024)
- Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 34.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of female researchers by sector of performance recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2003.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for share of female researchers by sector of performance?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of female researchers by sector of performance rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of female researchers by sector of performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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