Iceland - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, Iceland Total Researchers Number in Higher Education rose 0.8% year on year. In 2014, the country was number 42 comparing other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education at 1,032.51 Full-Time Equivalent. Iceland is overtaken by Macedonia, which was number 41 at 1,165.4 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina at 894.7 Full-Time Equivalent. China lead the ranking with 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, that is an increase 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 1,032.51
2013 1,011.39
2012
2011 733.30
2010
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How does Iceland 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
41 #41
Macedonia
1,165 2014 +25.7 % +22.1 % View data
42 #42
Iceland
1,033 2014 +2.1 % +0.8 % View data
43 #43
Bosnia and Herzegovina
895 2014 +39.6 % NA View data
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