Higher Education Total R&D Personnel

This key economic indicator for the Higher Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019 China was ranked number 1 in Higher Education Total R&D Personnel.
  2. In 2018 India was number 13 in Higher Education Total R&D Personnel at 124,702 Full-Time Equivalent, from 137 in 2017.

Top Countries in Higher Education Total R&D Personnel

# 141 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
415,537 2019 +1.1 % +4.4 % View data
4 #4
Japan
211,903 2019 +0.9 % +0.3 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
193,030 2019 +0.8 % +1.1 % View data
10 #10
Germany
149,453 2019 +1.4 % +2.4 % View data
13 #13
India
124,702 2018 NA NA View data
14 #14
France
121,300 2019 +1.6 % +0.4 % View data
17 #17
Russia
106,196 2019 -1.4 % -2.7 % View data
20 #20
Australia
84,018 2019 +1.8 % +1.5 % View data
23 #23
Italy
82,554 2019 +1.2 % +1.9 % View data
26 #26
Spain
80,877 2019 +0.7 % +1.9 % View data
29 #29
Canada
76,908 2019 +1.4 % +1.2 % View data
32 #32
Egypt
75,908 2019 +6.1 % +3.5 % View data
33 #33
South Korea
72,483 2019 +1.6 % -0.6 % View data
36 #36
Malaysia
70,790 2019 +4.5 % +4.5 % View data
37 #37
Poland
70,227 2019 +0.1 % +9.7 % View data
40 #40
Turkey
58,118 2019 +3.1 % +7.1 % View data
43 #43
Indonesia
46,816 2018 +3.8 % NA View data
44 #44
Netherlands
34,543 2019 +0.7 % +0.8 % View data
47 #47
Taiwan
32,302 2019 +1.3 % -1.1 % View data
50 #50
Thailand
32,239 2017 +2.1 % NA View data
51 #51
Portugal
32,135 2019 +2.2 % +3.6 % View data
54 #54
Switzerland
31,523 2017 NA +3.2 % View data
57 #57
Argentina
29,031 2019 +1.9 % +0.8 % View data
60 #60
Belgium
25,994 2019 +1.8 % +1.8 % View data
63 #63
Mexico
24,611 2019 +0.1 % +2.5 % View data
66 #66
South Africa
24,100 2019 +3.4 % +6.1 % View data
69 #69
Greece
23,157 2019 -1.2 % -0.7 % View data
72 #72
Denmark
22,810 2019 +2.7 % +1.7 % View data
75 #75
Vietnam
22,192 2019 +1.3 % NA View data
76 #76
New Zealand
20,487 2019 +3.7 % NA View data
78 #78
Sweden
19,841 2019 +2.0 % -2.4 % View data
81 #81
Singapore
19,639 2019 +2.7 % +2.5 % View data
83 #83
Austria
19,048 2019 +0.4 % +1.7 % View data
88 #88
Czech Republic
18,061 2019 -0.9 % +1.8 % View data
91 #91
Norway
16,571 2019 +2.1 % +5.0 % View data
94 #94
Ireland
16,433 2019 +4.9 % +2.0 % View data
97 #97
Finland
16,303 2019 -0.7 % +0.3 % View data
100 #100
Hungary
11,913 2019 -8.3 % +8.5 % View data
102 #102
Israel
11,793 2019 +1.2 % +0.8 % View data
105 #105
Slovakia
9,532 2019 -0.9 % +0.5 % View data
109 #109
Chile
8,597 2019 +2.5 % +3.1 % View data
112 #112
Romania
7,994 2019 +3.9 % -2.3 % View data
115 #115
Croatia
5,369 2019 +0.5 % +5.1 % View data
117 #117
Lithuania
5,231 2019 -1.7 % -3.5 % View data
120 #120
Bulgaria
4,495 2019 +2.1 % -2.4 % View data
122 #122
Latvia
3,716 2019 -1.9 % +3.2 % View data
125 #125
Estonia
3,223 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
128 #128
United Arab Emirates
3,029 2018 NA -26.7 % View data
129 #129
Slovenia
2,618 2019 -2.6 % -0.4 % View data
132 #132
Luxembourg
1,243 2019 +5.9 % +4.7 % View data
135 #135
Iceland
1,201 2019 +1.4 % -0.5 % View data
138 #138
Cyprus
709 2019 +1.3 % +3.4 % View data
140 #140
Malta
523 2019 +1.2 % +2.8 % View data

Source: OECD

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