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Economy > Innovation > Research and development personnel > By sector > Higher education sector (full time employment): Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of full-time employed researchers hired by post-secondary institutions such as universities and colleges.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 249,025 2011
2 United StatesUnited States 186,049 1999
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 163,505.5 2011
4 JapanJapan 125,263 2010
5 BrazilBrazil 94,003 2010
6 GermanyGermany 90,354.62 2010
7 RussiaRussia 89,938 2011
8 FranceFrance 70,189.36 2010
9 SpainSpain 62,185 2011
10 AustraliaAustralia 60,630.7 2010
11 CanadaCanada 49,780 2010
12 ItalyItaly 43,828.2 2011
13 PolandPoland 39,677.3 2011
14 South KoreaSouth Korea 39,264.75 2010
15 MalaysiaMalaysia 38,833.25 2011
16 TurkeyTurkey 32,912.6 2010
17 PortugalPortugal 29,058 2011
18 IranIran 27,930 2008
19 MoroccoMorocco 26,304 2011
20 IndiaIndia 22,100 2005
21 ArgentinaArgentina 21,190 2010
22 NetherlandsNetherlands 20,700 2011
23 EgyptEgypt 19,853.4 2011
24 BelgiumBelgium 18,619.3 2011
25 PakistanPakistan 17,177 2011
26 SwedenSweden 17,143 2011
27 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 16,810.3 2010
28 MexicoMexico 16,691.2 2011
29 TunisiaTunisia 16,627 2008
30 SingaporeSingapore 13,765.74 2010
31 DenmarkDenmark 13,040.1 2011
32 GreeceGreece 12,382 2007
33 AustriaAustria 12,048.2 2011
34 ThailandThailand 11,987 2009
35 FinlandFinland 11,963.95 2011
36 Hong KongHong Kong 11,672 2010
37 IraqIraq 11,221 2011
38 South AfricaSouth Africa 10,614.22 2009
39 SlovakiaSlovakia 10,339.2 2011
40 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 10,289.4 2011
41 NorwayNorway 9,760 2011
42 New ZealandNew Zealand 9,300 2009
43 SerbiaSerbia 8,699.7 2011
44 UzbekistanUzbekistan 8,117 2011
45 IndonesiaIndonesia 7,470.33 2009
46 RomaniaRomania 6,563 2011
47 ColombiaColombia 6,399.07 2010
48 HungaryHungary 5,975 2011
49 IrelandIreland 5,967 2011
50 UkraineUkraine 5,743.7 2011
51 LithuaniaLithuania 5,645 2011
52 AlgeriaAlgeria 4,863 2005
53 VenezuelaVenezuela 4,698 2009
54 NigeriaNigeria 4,564.3 2007
55 BulgariaBulgaria 4,504 2011
56 SenegalSenegal 4,240.9 2008
57 CroatiaCroatia 3,558 2011
58 ChileChile 3,274 2010
59 VietnamVietnam 3,020 2002
60 LatviaLatvia 2,708 2011
61 SloveniaSlovenia 2,431 2011
62 EstoniaEstonia 2,398 2011
63 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,214 2007
64 EthiopiaEthiopia 1,868 2010
65 BoliviaBolivia 1,369.72 2010
66 UruguayUruguay 1,361 2011
67 EcuadorEcuador 1,268 2008
68 IcelandIceland 1,124.6 2009
69 MadagascarMadagascar 1,106 2011
70 Costa RicaCosta Rica 920 2011
71 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 817 2009
72 PalestinePalestine 760 2010
73 Sri LankaSri Lanka 579 2010
74 MoldovaMoldova 568 2011
75 MozambiqueMozambique 556.14 2010
76 CyprusCyprus 540 2011
77 LuxembourgLuxembourg 518 2011
78 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 463 2008
79 ZambiaZambia 356 2008
80 MaliMali 286 2006
81 ParaguayParaguay 282 2008
82 OmanOman 277.83 2011
83 MacauMacau 256.95 2011
84 GuatemalaGuatemala 251 2010
85 MontenegroMontenegro 241.5 2011
86 MaltaMalta 222 2011
87 AlbaniaAlbania 196 2008
88 TogoTogo 190 2007
89 MalawiMalawi 146.6 2007
90 RwandaRwanda 123.2 2009
91 PanamaPanama 115 2008
92 BruneiBrunei 58 2003
93 GhanaGhana 47 2007
94 GuamGuam 44 2005
95 LaosLaos 30 2002
96 CambodiaCambodia 27.76 2002
97 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 14 2003
98 LesothoLesotho 11.9 2011
99 GambiaGambia 8 2009
100 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 6 2005

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