Technicians in R&D in Turkey

Turkey: Technicians in R&D was 353.74 per million people in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
353.74 per million people
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
37th
of 75 countries
All-time high
353.74 per million people
in 2017
All-time low
34.23 per million people
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2017

Technicians in R&D in Turkey, 1996–2017

01002003004001996200620171996: 34.2 per million people1997: 39.3 per million people1998: 35.2 per million people1999: 38.1 per million people2000: 37.3 per million people2001: 39.9 per million people2002: 39.4 per million people2003: 46.8 per million people2004: 49.9 per million people2005: 70 per million people2006: 83.3 per million people2007: 106.6 per million people2008: 108.1 per million people2009: 123 per million people2010: 143.1 per million people2011: 172.3 per million people2012: 190 per million people2013: 198 per million people2014: 208.3 per million people2015: 220.5 per million people2016: 316.2 per million people2017: 353.7 per million people

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 353.74 per million people for technicians in r&d in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 231.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Turkey peaked at 353.74 per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.23 per million people, in 1996.

Turkey ranks 37th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.69 per million people 34.23 per million people 39.31 per million people 4
2000s 70.43 per million people 37.33 per million people 123.01 per million people 10
2010s 225.26 per million people 143.12 per million people 353.74 per million people 8

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 34 Latvia 391.19 per million people compare
  2. 35 Singapore 377.37 per million people compare
  3. 36 Egypt 369.56 per million people compare
  4. 38 Cyprus 325.14 per million people compare
  5. 39 Hong Kong 315.8 per million people compare
  6. 40 Chile 303.47 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in Turkey?
Technicians in r&d in Turkey was 353.74 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 353.74 per million people in 2017.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 34.23 per million people in 1996.
How does Turkey rank for technicians in r&d?
Turkey ranks 37th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 231.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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.