Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Egypt
Egypt: Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) was 1,120 per 1000000 pop in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Egypt, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000000 pop.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1,120 per 1000000 pop for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Egypt peaked at 1,120 per 1000000 pop in 2024 and was at its lowest, 405.68 per 1000000 pop, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 58th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | per 1000000 pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 591.26 per 1000000 pop | — |
| 2008 | 410.62 per 1000000 pop | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 405.68 per 1000000 pop | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 461.32 per 1000000 pop | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 461.59 per 1000000 pop | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 485.09 per 1000000 pop | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 505.91 per 1000000 pop | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 632.88 per 1000000 pop | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 631.04 per 1000000 pop | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 647 per 1000000 pop | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 636 per 1000000 pop | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 645.44 per 1000000 pop | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 776.56 per 1000000 pop | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 790.65 per 1000000 pop | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 808.43 per 1000000 pop | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 829.27 per 1000000 pop | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 845.32 per 1000000 pop | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1,120 per 1000000 pop | +32.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,120 per 1000000 pop is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 473.72 per 1000000 pop, 2.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,120 per 1000000 pop is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,102 per 1000000 pop, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -30.6% | 591.26 per 1000000 pop | 410.62 per 1000000 pop |
| 2024 | +32.5% | 845.32 per 1000000 pop | 1,120 per 1000000 pop |
| 2014 | +25.1% | 505.91 per 1000000 pop | 632.88 per 1000000 pop |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 469.18 per 1000000 pop | 405.68 per 1000000 pop | 591.26 per 1000000 pop | 3 |
| 2010s | 588.28 per 1000000 pop | 461.32 per 1000000 pop | 776.56 per 1000000 pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 878.78 per 1000000 pop | 790.65 per 1000000 pop | 1,120 per 1000000 pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Egypt?
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants in Egypt was 1,120 per 1000000 pop in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,120 per 1000000 pop in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 405.68 per 1000000 pop in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants (per 1,000,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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