South Africa - Technicians in Research and Development
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
The value for Technicians in R&D (per million people) in South Africa was 129.51 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 151.74 in 1997 and a minimum value of 74.04 in 2001.
Definition: The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 151.74 |
| 2001 | 74.04 |
| 2003 | 110.06 |
| 2004 | 109.44 |
| 2005 | 109.61 |
| 2006 | 130.58 |
| 2007 | 123.38 |
| 2008 | 120.98 |
| 2009 | 114.75 |
| 2010 | 105.62 |
| 2011 | 107.05 |
| 2012 | 124.59 |
| 2013 | 128.62 |
| 2014 | 141.74 |
| 2015 | 138.81 |
| 2016 | 134.56 |
| 2017 | 129.51 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology
