Malaysia - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, Malaysia Total Researchers Number in Higher Education increased 16.4% year on year. At 51,097.26 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, the country was number 8 comparing other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education. Malaysia is overtaken by Spain, which was ranked number 7 at 57,156.4 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Italy with 48,203.2 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 recorded the best 5 years average 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 51,097.26
2013
2012 42,919.60
2011 38,833.25
2010 33,372.75
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How does Malaysia 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
7 #7
Spain
57,156 2014 -0.8 % -2.0 % View data
8 #8
Malaysia
51,097 2014 NA +16.4 % View data
9 #9
Italy
48,203 2014 +1.4 % +2.3 % View data
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