Technicians in R&D in Iceland

Iceland: Technicians in R&D was 2,371 per million people in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2,371 per million people
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
4th
of 75 countries
All-time high
2,371 per million people
in 2017
All-time low
1,639 per million people
in 2013
Years of data
13
1997–2017

Technicians in R&D in Iceland, 1997–2017

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1997200720171997: 1.8k per million people1998: 1.9k per million people1999: 1.7k per million people2003: 2.1k per million people2005: 2.3k per million people2006: 2.2k per million people2007: 1.7k per million people2008: 1.7k per million people2009: 2.0k per million people2011: 1.9k per million people2013: 1.6k per million people2015: 2.1k per million people2017: 2.4k per million people

Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 2,371 per million people for technicians in r&d in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Iceland peaked at 2,371 per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,639 per million people, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 4th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,781 per million people 1,660 per million people 1,890 per million people 3
2000s 1,986 per million people 1,694 per million people 2,267 per million people 6
2010s 1,995 per million people 1,639 per million people 2,371 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 1 Luxembourg 3,166 per million people compare
  2. 2 Austria 2,648 per million people compare
  3. 3 Switzerland 2,620 per million people compare
  4. 5 Czechia 2,186 per million people compare
  5. 6 Denmark 2,124 per million people compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 2,038 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in Iceland?
Technicians in r&d in Iceland was 2,371 per million people in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest technicians in r&d recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2,371 per million people in 2017.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,639 per million people in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for technicians in r&d?
Iceland ranks 4th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Technicians in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,196 data points, 1996–2018
Last refreshed

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.