Belgium - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, Belgium Total Researchers Number in Higher Education increased 2.1% year on year. In 2014, the country was number 19 among other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education at 19,148.3 Full-Time Equivalent. Belgium is overtaken by Sweden, which was number 18 with 19,616 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Greece at 18,800.94 Full-Time Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, that is a growth of 3.5% compared to 2013. United Kingdom, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Macedonia witnessed the best average annual growth at +22.1% per year, while Iraq witnessed the worst performance at -30.5% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2014 19,148.30
2013 18,750.30
2012 18,360.52
2011 18,228.23
2010 17,878.12
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How does Belgium rank in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education?

# 49 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
282,304 2014 +3.5 % +4.6 % View data
2 #2
United Kingdom
158,491 2014 +0.0 % +0.1 % View data
18 #18
Sweden
19,616 2014 +6.6 % +3.8 % View data
19 #19
Belgium
19,148 2014 +2.1 % +2.1 % View data
20 #20
Greece
18,801 2014 -0.8 % NA View data
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