Researchers per million people — all countries

Researchers per million people — Colombia

Researchers per million people in Colombia in 2017 — 90 per 1M. Ranked 74 in the world out of 83. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 55.5%.

2017 90 per 1M −1.11% vs 2016
World rank 74of 83
Period maximum 91 per 1M2016
Period minimum 58 per 1M2013

Trend over time

2013–2017 · per million people

Researchers per million people — Colombia, 2013–20175060708090100201320142015201620172013: 58 per 1M2014: 59 per 1M2015: 71 per 1M2016: 91 per 1M2017: 90 per 1M
Change over the period: +32 (+55.45%) Average annual rate: 11.66 %
Researchers per million people — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1M Change Change, %
2017 90 −1 −1.11%
2016 91 +21 +29.14%
2015 71 +12 +19.67%
2014 59 +1 +1.72%
2013 58

South America, 2017

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About the indicator

The number of researchers (professionals engaged in creating new knowledge, products and methods) per million people, in full-time equivalent. Doctoral students who conduct research are included. Conversion to full-time equivalent makes it possible to compare countries in which the share of part-time work in research differs.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.