Researchers in R&D in Kenya
Kenya: Researchers in R&D was 384.02 per million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Researchers in R&D in Kenya, 2007–2024
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 384.02 per million people for researchers in r&d in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 91.2% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers in r&d in Kenya peaked at 384.02 per million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.19 per million people, in 2007.
That places Kenya 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Researchers in R&D in Kenya, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.19 per million people | — |
| 2010 | 226.9 per million people | +303.8% |
| 2022 | 168.6 per million people | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 200.85 per million people | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 384.02 per million people | +91.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.19 per million people | 56.19 per million people | 56.19 per million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 226.9 per million people | 226.9 per million people | 226.9 per million people | 1 |
| 2020s | 251.16 per million people | 168.6 per million people | 384.02 per million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More science & technology data for Kenya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.48 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 71.38 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 114.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,079 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers in r&d in Kenya?
- Researchers in r&d in Kenya was 384.02 per million people in 2024, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest researchers in r&d recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 384.02 per million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers in r&d recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.19 per million people in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for researchers in r&d?
- Kenya ranks 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers in r&d rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Researchers in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.