Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Researchers per million inhabitants was 3,423 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 3,423 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania peaked at 3,530 FTE in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,409 FTE, in 1997.
That places SDG: Oceania 10th out of 50 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,411 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 2,409 FTE | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,411 FTE | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,434 FTE | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,475 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,575 FTE | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 2,678 FTE | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2,791 FTE | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2,881 FTE | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,930 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,998 FTE | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3,042 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,086 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3,155 FTE | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,203 FTE | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3,319 FTE | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 3,455 FTE | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3,455 FTE | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,518 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,530 FTE | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,439 FTE | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3,401 FTE | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3,425 FTE | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,449 FTE | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,404 FTE | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,381 FTE | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,411 FTE | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,423 FTE | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,416 FTE | 2,409 FTE | 2,434 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 2,861 FTE | 2,475 FTE | 3,155 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,419 FTE | 3,203 FTE | 3,530 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,405 FTE | 3,381 FTE | 3,423 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in SDG: Oceania was 3,423 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,530 FTE in 2015.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,409 FTE in 1997.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 10th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania 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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February 2026 Data Release