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10/23/2025
R&D personnel (HC):
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10/2/2019
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R&D personnel in universities by Year, Age Classification, Gender, Field of Science and Information

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R&D personnel in universities by Year, Age Classification, Gender, Field of Science and Information
 R&D personnel (HC)
2024 
Total 
Total 
Total30,496
Natural sciences, total8,930
Engineering and technology, total5,650
Males 
Total15,381
Natural sciences, total5,562
Engineering and technology, total3,903
Females 
Total15,115
Natural sciences, total3,368
Engineering and technology, total1,747
15-24 
Total 
Total1,755
Natural sciences, total797
Engineering and technology, total381
Males 
Total843
Natural sciences, total443
Engineering and technology, total234
Females 
Total912
Natural sciences, total354
Engineering and technology, total147
25-29 
Total 
Total5,391
Natural sciences, total2,040
Engineering and technology, total1,454
Males 
Total2,835
Natural sciences, total1,218
Engineering and technology, total1,003
Females 
Total2,556
Natural sciences, total822
Engineering and technology, total451
Documentation of statistics Excludes National Defence University staff. The 2007 Fields of Science replaced the 1997 Fields of Science classification.
Higher education sector's statistical method new in 2011. Universities time utilization coefficients updated in 2021.
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