In 2019, Portugal was the OECD country with the highest share of women among inventors. More than one in four were women. Greece followed behind with 21.5 percent female inventors. On the other hand, only five percent of the inventors in Austria and New Zealand were women.
Share of inventors in OECD countries who were women in 2019
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