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IndicatorShare of women inventorsInformation on item
SexWomen
AgeTotal
UnitPercentage
Time19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Country
Australia4.54.85.75.96.46.47.28.09.310.210.410.19.810.011.111.812.212.011.411.111.011.311.911.611.310.811.011.411.812.312.612.713.513.113.3
Austria1.31.51.42.02.12.32.32.72.82.93.03.23.43.33.53.84.24.44.64.44.85.25.65.85.85.95.85.85.86.26.46.46.45.35.2
Belgium4.74.96.06.47.37.27.47.07.28.08.79.710.312.012.812.812.111.211.311.312.312.813.613.913.914.313.612.912.112.513.814.715.213.412.3
Canada5.75.96.36.57.07.67.87.57.97.98.49.19.610.310.611.011.311.411.712.112.011.811.712.112.011.611.611.812.012.212.612.612.611.511.4
Chile......................................11.610.417.620.221.719.018.620.918.820.320.524.925.622.517.413.2
Colombia............................................21.621.319.918.516.920.126.029.526.927.122.421.716.8
Czechia10.810.611.09.99.19.89.89.57.77.58.27.06.34.54.34.55.98.07.68.47.18.47.58.77.79.010.310.810.39.010.19.79.77.56.8
Denmark5.95.55.45.55.96.97.79.19.710.110.410.510.69.99.710.311.212.512.813.512.812.411.711.611.010.410.411.011.511.311.211.211.413.013.7
Estonia..........................................25.126.426.327.324.119.617.315.816.315.312.916.415.116.2
Finland5.25.85.87.07.58.47.97.17.57.78.08.07.78.38.69.09.09.49.49.99.910.210.010.09.79.69.910.110.210.210.810.911.08.88.1
France5.55.86.26.56.77.17.48.08.69.59.810.110.411.311.712.212.412.712.812.612.612.713.213.513.813.913.914.114.114.414.414.313.712.211.3
GermanyInformation on item1.61.72.02.22.52.72.93.13.33.53.74.04.34.75.15.45.65.75.86.06.16.36.56.87.07.07.17.47.78.18.28.27.97.06.5
Greece........................11.712.614.114.715.515.416.413.315.115.416.115.816.416.316.517.618.522.121.822.222.120.621.5
Hungary17.318.417.721.523.126.527.828.627.724.524.523.322.620.618.816.915.115.616.416.716.716.013.112.011.010.99.18.99.89.99.49.79.38.66.9
Iceland............................10.211.310.511.212.410.910.69.310.911.511.911.08.28.48.812.614.416.816.110.8..
Ireland5.25.25.25.56.67.87.57.05.66.86.89.910.512.211.411.711.711.310.910.512.012.113.213.012.812.110.410.510.412.012.713.513.212.311.6
IsraelInformation on item10.29.89.79.69.48.58.38.69.410.09.69.89.811.311.712.011.913.414.315.014.514.614.914.313.812.412.412.413.313.713.613.312.311.110.1
Italy5.15.25.96.06.36.56.97.37.47.27.58.08.79.09.29.39.810.210.711.011.010.911.111.411.911.611.911.712.011.511.511.311.19.38.1
Japan4.44.44.64.64.84.95.25.65.96.05.95.85.85.75.75.86.06.06.26.26.36.46.77.07.27.37.47.67.87.87.98.18.38.28.1
Lithuania....................................22.019.826.122.121.212.615.816.119.220.223.419.422.522.724.519.216.3
Luxembourg3.93.92.62.11.52.22.62.20.82.72.75.03.85.74.25.45.16.67.27.08.47.48.16.47.410.111.810.98.58.19.410.09.49.99.4
Mexico..................10.011.87.25.86.67.09.410.310.612.212.714.915.314.312.512.814.114.614.015.015.313.212.211.210.79.7
Netherlands2.52.52.83.34.14.85.15.15.36.26.86.96.87.27.67.97.67.57.37.47.78.38.58.68.79.19.59.910.410.510.710.810.810.310.1
New Zealand5.96.86.46.64.76.04.65.15.16.58.36.98.08.110.010.210.510.811.312.412.112.311.411.810.19.38.99.910.611.612.213.312.58.55.5
Norway3.13.02.82.92.83.12.73.44.15.87.37.58.07.58.27.67.87.27.97.68.69.59.59.59.19.49.59.09.49.69.89.58.78.27.9
Poland5.68.69.912.812.016.717.418.213.311.011.511.215.715.016.115.417.918.817.415.515.115.815.716.617.017.218.218.018.817.416.114.313.512.111.7
Portugal..........................17.420.019.318.217.920.319.220.218.421.320.121.520.719.320.222.025.527.726.826.225.726.6
Slovak Republic..................................15.813.310.810.410.910.66.94.76.37.47.45.97.78.210.18.78.46.8
Slovenia........................8.512.912.413.416.618.421.019.421.020.520.118.318.916.715.213.516.314.614.39.912.08.38.4
Spain5.06.99.710.510.710.714.115.217.217.717.916.916.617.618.117.917.618.218.719.620.120.120.320.720.920.219.920.621.221.320.420.920.117.014.6
Sweden4.24.24.44.85.25.75.85.96.36.46.86.67.57.78.58.79.29.49.39.810.010.39.69.29.29.39.08.58.48.69.410.110.28.77.7
Switzerland2.22.02.02.12.32.12.22.42.83.13.43.94.24.95.36.06.37.17.78.28.38.48.58.99.710.410.310.410.310.610.811.010.79.38.5
Türkiye........................8.08.310.99.912.19.910.710.110.611.611.011.210.811.610.511.413.215.815.813.413.214.116.0
United Kingdom3.33.64.14.34.75.25.75.96.46.67.27.68.38.68.99.19.39.59.810.110.310.310.310.19.910.010.110.410.611.111.712.011.711.010.5
United States6.06.26.56.97.27.67.88.18.28.58.99.410.010.311.011.511.811.511.311.211.311.311.411.411.511.511.511.612.012.212.612.913.212.712.4
OECD - Total4.24.34.64.85.15.45.76.06.36.66.87.07.37.68.08.38.58.58.58.58.68.78.99.19.29.39.39.69.910.09.99.79.5....
Non-OECD EconomiesArgentina......................9.08.78.611.414.915.713.712.513.515.918.518.718.818.019.117.618.116.414.311.211.416.316.016.1
Brazil2.93.84.66.36.87.88.19.610.110.210.111.811.413.112.813.714.115.217.617.618.819.019.519.618.317.017.217.316.716.517.819.418.716.415.6
India..10.813.816.816.917.314.614.512.913.013.214.916.517.618.717.817.215.616.416.817.616.615.814.213.913.613.713.613.514.014.114.313.913.412.9
South Africa5.85.34.55.25.65.46.86.67.07.29.610.311.010.610.911.010.011.011.612.912.212.013.215.014.612.311.711.714.114.315.915.516.216.817.5
Data extracted on 24 Apr 2024 22:56 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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