France - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, France Total Researchers Number in Higher Education was up 1.3% year on year. In 2014, the country was number 6 among other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education at 73,393.14 Full-Time Equivalent. France is overtaken by Russia, which was ranked number 5 at 91,501 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Spain at 57,156.4 Full-Time Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, a growth of 3.5% compared to 2013. United Kingdom, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Macedonia witnessed the best average annual growth at +22.1% per year, while Iraq recorded the worst performance at -30.5% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2014 73,393.14
2013 72,749.00
2012 71,890.00
2011 71,169.70
2010 70,294.63
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How does France rank in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education?

# 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
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
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