South Africa - Number of researchers in R&D

472.7 (per million people) in 2020

In 2020, number of researchers in R&D for South Africa was 472.7 per million people. Number of researchers in R&D of South Africa increased from 189.7 per million people in 1997 to 472.7 per million people in 2020 growing at an average annual rate of 5.73%.

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What is number of researchers in R&D?

Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

What is South Africa number of researchers in R&D?