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Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedJoint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to RD
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updated17 January 2023
Other data characteristics Other data characteristics Reference period Reference period1981 onward.
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedFull-time equivalent on R&D (FTE) and/or Headcounts
Variables collected Variables collectedThese tables present research and development (R&D) personnel statistics for :
- Total R&D personnel by sector of employment and field of research, in full-time equivalent on R&D when available or in headcounts if not;
- Researchers by sex, sector of employment and field of research, in full-time equivant on R&D;
- Researchers by sex, sector of employment and field of research, in headcounts.
Sectors of employment are business enterprise, government, higher education, private non-profit and total.
Breakdown by field of research includes natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageOECD COUNTRIES :
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES :
Argentina, China, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, and Chinese Taipei.
Joint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to RD
Full-time equivalent on R&D (FTE) and/or Headcounts
These tables present research and development (R&D) personnel statistics for :
- Total R&D personnel by sector of employment and field of research, in full-time equivalent on R&D when available or in headcounts if not;
- Researchers by sex, sector of employment and field of research, in full-time equivant on R&D;
- Researchers by sex, sector of employment and field of research, in headcounts.
Sectors of employment are business enterprise, government, higher education, private non-profit and total.
Breakdown by field of research includes natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts.
1981 onward.
17 January 2023
OECD COUNTRIES :
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES :
Argentina, China, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, and Chinese Taipei.