Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

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

  1. China grew 3.5% of Total Researchers Number in Higher Education in 2014, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2009 China Total Researchers Number in Higher Education grew 4.6% year on year to 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent.
  3. In 2014 Germany was ranked number 4 in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education.
  4. In 2014 Malaysia was number 8 in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education at 51,097.26 Full-Time Equivalent, moving from 46 in 2013.

Top Countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Units (Full-Time Equivalent) - 1996 to 2019

# 49 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
282,304 2014 +3.5 % +4.6 % View data
2 #2
United Kingdom
158,491 2014 +0.0 % +0.1 % View data
3 #3
Japan
137,586 2014 +0.7 % +2.1 % View data
4 #4
Germany
100,200 2014 +1.1 % +3.4 % View data
5 #5
Russia
91,501 2014 +2.7 % +3.3 % View data
6 #6
France
73,393 2014 +0.9 % +1.3 % View data
7 #7
Spain
57,156 2014 -0.8 % -2.0 % View data
8 #8
Malaysia
51,097 2014 NA +16.4 % View data
9 #9
Italy
48,203 2014 +1.4 % +2.3 % View data
10 #10
South Korea
41,938 2014 +0.4 % +1.9 % View data
11 #11
Turkey
41,269 2014 -3.1 % +5.9 % View data
12 #12
Poland
39,695 2014 +6.8 % +0.8 % View data
13 #13
Egypt
35,563 2014 +37.4 % +13.3 % View data
14 #14
Thailand
26,970 2014 NA +17.6 % View data
15 #15
Portugal
25,848 2014 +0.3 % +2.1 % View data
16 #16
Argentina
23,153 2014 -0.3 % +4.3 % View data
17 #17
Netherlands
21,450 2014 +1.1 % +1.8 % View data
18 #18
Sweden
19,616 2014 +6.6 % +3.8 % View data
19 #19
Belgium
19,148 2014 +2.1 % +2.1 % View data
20 #20
Greece
18,801 2014 -0.8 % NA View data
21 #21
Denmark
15,012 2014 -0.3 % +4.6 % View data
22 #22
Austria
13,030 2014 +1.4 % +3.0 % View data
23 #23
Finland
12,381 2014 +2.7 % +0.1 % View data
24 #24
Czech Republic
10,965 2014 -0.3 % +2.6 % View data
25 #25
Norway
10,296 2014 +2.4 % +2.4 % View data
26 #26
Slovakia
8,959 2014 -6.9 % +0.2 % View data
27 #27
Serbia
8,728 2014 -1.6 % +4.2 % View data
28 #28
Romania
6,378 2014 -3.0 % -2.7 % View data
29 #29
Hungary
5,860 2014 -1.3 % -1.0 % View data
30 #30
Ireland
5,747 2014 +2.4 % -0.7 % View data
31 #31
Lithuania
5,241 2014 -2.9 % -1.5 % View data
32 #32
Ukraine
4,660 2014 -6.1 % -7.0 % View data
33 #33
Bulgaria
4,498 2014 +11.2 % +0.5 % View data
34 #34
Chile
3,600 2014 +10.5 % +3.7 % View data
35 #35
Croatia
3,337 2014 -5.4 % -1.5 % View data
36 #36
Estonia
2,443 2014 +1.9 % +0.4 % View data
37 #37
Latvia
2,291 2014 -2.4 % -2.5 % View data
38 #38
Slovenia
2,180 2014 -0.9 % +2.0 % View data
39 #39
Iraq
1,650 2014 NA -30.5 % View data
40 #40
Uruguay
1,631 2019 +2.9 % +3.6 % View data
41 #41
Macedonia
1,165 2014 +25.7 % +22.1 % View data
42 #42
Iceland
1,033 2014 +2.1 % +0.8 % View data
43 #43
Bosnia and Herzegovina
895 2014 +39.6 % NA View data
44 #44
Luxembourg
778 2014 +1.2 % +12.7 % View data
45 #45
Moldova
567 2014 +3.9 % +1.7 % View data
46 #46
Cyprus
520 2014 -5.3 % +1.1 % View data
47 #47
Malta
342 2014 +17.1 % +10.6 % View data
48 #48
Montenegro
226 2014 +9.7 % -2.2 % View data
49 #49
Togo
219 2014 NA NA View data

Source: United Nations Statistical Office

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