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Technicians in R&D in Kuwait

Kuwait: Technicians in R&D was 45.2 per million people in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
45.2 per million people
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
61st
of 75 countries
All-time high
61.99 per million people
in 2014
All-time low
19.71 per million people
in 2012
Years of data
21
1997–2018

Technicians in R&D in Kuwait, 1997–2018

20304050601997200720181997: 48.5 per million people1998: 45.3 per million people1999: 41.5 per million people2000: 39.6 per million people2001: 39.9 per million people2002: 40.2 per million people2003: 41.6 per million people2004: 42.3 per million people2005: 42.3 per million people2006: 41.3 per million people2007: 37.5 per million people2008: 35 per million people2009: 38.3 per million people2010: 29.1 per million people2011: 30 per million people2012: 19.7 per million people2014: 62 per million people2015: 54.8 per million people2016: 48.5 per million people2017: 50.9 per million people2018: 45.2 per million people

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 45.2 per million people for technicians in r&d in 2018.

The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Kuwait peaked at 61.99 per million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.71 per million people, in 2012.

That places Kuwait 61st out of 75 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.12 per million people 41.5 per million people 48.53 per million people 3
2000s 39.81 per million people 35.01 per million people 42.29 per million people 10
2010s 42.52 per million people 19.71 per million people 61.99 per million people 8

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 58 Moldova 60.41 per million people compare
  2. 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.93 per million people compare
  3. 60 Uzbekistan 48.07 per million people compare
  4. 62 Morocco 40.25 per million people compare
  5. 63 Congo 35.49 per million people compare
  6. 64 Ethiopia 33.26 per million people compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in Kuwait?
Technicians in r&d in Kuwait was 45.2 per million people in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest technicians in r&d recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 61.99 per million people in 2014.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 19.71 per million people in 2012.
How does Kuwait rank for technicians in r&d?
Kuwait ranks 61st out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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.