R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Scotland
Scotland: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 67,739 Persons in 2017. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Scotland, 2005–2017
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Scotland recorded 67,739 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in 2017. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Scotland peaked at 67,739 Persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43,328 Persons, in 2005.
That places Scotland 18th out of 201 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in Scotland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43,328 Persons | — |
| 2007 | 46,123 Persons | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 47,518 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49,594 Persons | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 50,708 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 56,018 Persons | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 58,138 Persons | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 60,549 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 64,636 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 67,739 Persons | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45,656 Persons | 43,328 Persons | 47,518 Persons | 3 |
| 2010s | 58,197 Persons | 49,594 Persons | 67,739 Persons | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Scotland?
- R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in Scotland was 67,739 Persons in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Scotland?
- The highest recorded value was 67,739 Persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in Scotland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,328 Persons in 2005.
- How does Scotland rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
- Scotland ranks 18th out of 201 groups with data for 2017.
- Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in Scotland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Scotland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).