R&D personnel by sector of employment and function
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RDSurvey@oecd.org

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Joint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to RD

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24 October 2022.

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1981 onward.

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Headcounts and/or Full-time equivalent on R&D (FTE)

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These tables contain research and development (RD) personnel statistics. Number of RD personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on RD by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by function (researchers, technicians and other support staff).

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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.

R&D personnel by sector of employment and functionContact person/organisation

RDSurvey@oecd.org

Data source(s) used

Joint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to RD

Unit of measure used

Headcounts and/or Full-time equivalent on R&D (FTE)

Variables collected

These tables contain research and development (RD) personnel statistics. Number of RD personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on RD by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by function (researchers, technicians and other support staff).

Reference period

1981 onward.

Date last updated

24 October 2022.

Other data characteristics

Sources and Methods Databases

Geographic coverage

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.