Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 35.4 | 5.2 | |||||||||
| Botswana | 72.6 | 125.1 | |||||||||
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 6.7 | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | 0.9 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 46.3 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | ||||
| Malawi | 60.0 | ||||||||||
| Mauritius | 54.4 | 130.3 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | 46.4 | 26.7 | |||||||||
| Namibia | 66.1 | ||||||||||
| Seychelles | 597.9 | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 109.6 | 105.6 | 107.0 | 124.6 | 128.6 | 141.7 | 138.8 | 134.6 | 129.5 | ||
| Eswatini | 36.0 | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 10.6 | 6.2 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 10.7 |