Sweden - Total Researchers Number in Higher Education

Since 2009, Sweden Total Researchers Number in Higher Education rose 3.8% year on year. In 2014, the country was number 18 comparing other countries in Total Researchers Number in Higher Education with 19,616 Full-Time Equivalent. Sweden is overtaken by Netherlands, which was number 17 at 21,450 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Belgium with 19,148.3 Full-Time Equivalent. China lead the ranking with 282,304.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2014, that is +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 19,616.00
2013 18,401.00
2012 16,561.00
2011 17,101.00
2010 16,959.00
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How does Sweden 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
17 #17
Netherlands
21,450 2014 +1.1 % +1.8 % 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
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