Global Trends, Statistics and Insights for Higher Education

  1. In 2019 United States was ranked number 1 in Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Higher Education and Private Non-Profit Sectors.
  2. In 2018 United Arab Emirates was number 68 in Higher Education Expenditure on R&D with $1,072.07 Million PPP, jumping from 103 in 2017.

Other Data (31 results)

Higher Education Researchers 		142 countries compared Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Annual until 2019
Higher Education Total R&D Personnel 		141 countries compared Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Higher Education and Private Non-Profit Sectors 		104 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D 		103 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Total Tertiary Education Teaching Staff Number 		73 countries compared Units (Persons) Annual until 2019
Female Tertiary Education Teaching Staff Number 		69 countries compared Units (Persons) Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D CAGR 		59 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Share of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector 		59 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by Government 		55 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Business Enterprise Sector 		54 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Higher Education and Private Non-Profit Sectors 		54 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Share of Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Business Sector 		52 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Total Researchers Number in Higher Education 		49 countries compared Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Annual until 2019
Share of Women Among Higher Education Researchers 		48 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Women Researchers in the Higher Education Sector 		48 countries compared Units (Persons) Annual until 2019
Government Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Higher Education and Private Non-Profit Sectors 		46 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Business Enterprise Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Higher Education and Private Non-Profit Sectors 		44 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by the Business Sector 		44 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector 		44 countries compared Percent Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed by Industry 		42 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed from Abroad 		42 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Financed by Higher Education 		37 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Higher Education Women Researchers 		37 countries compared Units (Persons) Annual until 2019
Basic Research Expenditures by Higher Education 		35 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Total Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development Funded by Higher Education Sector 		35 countries compared Percent Annual until 2018
Applied Research Expenditures by Higher Education 		35 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Total Public Expenditure on Tertiary Education 		33 countries compared Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Annual until 2015
Higher Education Expenditure on R&D Financed from General University Funds 		31 countries compared Million US Dollars PPP Annual until 2019
Total Public Educational Expenditure Per Pupil in Tertiary Education 		17 countries compared Percent of GDP per Capita Annual until 2014
Higher Education Total Internal Personnel in Natural Sciences and Engineering 		15 countries compared Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Annual until 2019
Higher Education Researchers in Natural Sciences and Engineering 		9 countries compared Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Annual until 2019

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