Spain - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, Spain Total Researchers Number in Higher Education fell by 2% year on year. At 57,156.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, the country was number 7 among other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education. Spain is overtaken by France, which was ranked number 6 at 73,393.14 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Malaysia with 51,097.26 Full-Time Equivalent. China lead the ranking with 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, that is an increase 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 was the worst growing country at -30.5% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2014 57,156.40
2013 57,640.80
2012 59,775.40
2011 62,185.40
2010 64,589.80
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How does Spain 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
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
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