Latvia ranks highest among OECD countries for women in science

The OECD STI.Scorebord contains over 60 indicators on women and gender across different dimensions of science, technology and innovation. These include statistics on women working as researchers, inventors, and doctorate holders. 

According to the Scoreboard, Latvia ranks highest among OECD countries with 50.7% of women in science, based on headcount. Lithuania comes second at 49%, whereas Estonia ranks sixth at 42.5%.

Women among researchers 👩‍🔬

Top eight #OECD countries:

🇱🇻 50.7%
🇱🇹 49%
🇮🇸 46.4%
🇨🇷 44.3%
🇵🇹 42.8%
🇪🇪 42.5%
🇪🇸 41.3%
🇸🇰 41%

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You can view more statistics on and policies for gender in science, technology and innovation on the OECD science, technology and innovation scoreboard website.