9.5.2 Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.5.2 Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.5.2 Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.5 Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending

Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

The researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants is a direct measure of the number of research and development workers per 1 million people.

A researcher is a person with at least tertiary educational attainment, i.e. having at least completed undergraduate academic studies and who is engaged in R&D work, and holding the title pursuant to the law.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a unit of measurement of employees, which allows to compare the employees even though they work a different number of hours within the working week/year. 

For the calculation of indicator Researchers, expressed in terms of full-time equivalent, available data on researchers and estimated number of inhabitants per million inhabitants were used.

per 1 000 000 population

Republic of Serbia

Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Annual

C090502

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