Researchers per million inhabitants in Colombia
Colombia: Researchers per million inhabitants was 90.25 FTE in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
90.25 FTE
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
91st
of 103 countries
All-time high
91.26 FTE
in 2016
All-time low
58.05 FTE
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017
Researchers per million inhabitants in Colombia, 2013–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 90.25 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2017.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 55.5% over five years.
Colombia ranks 91st of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Researchers per million inhabitants in Colombia, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 58.05 FTE | — |
| 2014 | 59.05 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 70.67 FTE | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 91.26 FTE | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 90.25 FTE | -1.1% |
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More science & technology data for Colombia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 174.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 78.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,184 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Colombia?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Colombia was 90.25 FTE in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.26 FTE in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.05 FTE in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Colombia ranks 91st out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release