Researchers per million people in South Africa in 2022 — 444 per 1M. Ranked 65 in the world out of 82. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 136.2%.
1997–2022 · per million people
| Year | per 1M | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 444 | −11 | −2.34% |
| 2021 | 455 | −5 | −1.13% |
| 2020 | 460 | −20 | −4.14% |
| 2019 | 480 | −21 | −4.18% |
| 2018 | 501 | −16 | −3.05% |
| 2017 | 517 | +35 | +7.17% |
| 2016 | 482 | +15 | +3.31% |
| 2015 | 467 | +39 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 428 | −3 | −0.65% |
| 2013 | 430 | +29 | +7.36% |
| 2012 | 401 | +19 | +4.97% |
| 2011 | 382 | +22 | +6.16% |
| 2010 | 360 | −25 | −6.51% |
| 2009 | 385 | +3 | +0.85% |
| 2008 | 382 | −3 | −0.73% |
| 2007 | 384 | +11 | +2.95% |
| 2006 | 373 | +22 | +6.27% |
| 2005 | 351 | −16 | −4.4% |
| 2004 | 368 | +75 | +25.53% |
| 2003 | 293 | — | — |
| 2001 | 299 | — | — |
| 1997 | 188 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
444
Namibia
225
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.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP.
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