Researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia
Tunisia: Researchers per million inhabitants was 1,668 FTE in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1,668 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia peaked at 1,969 FTE in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,079 FTE, in 2007.
Tunisia ranks 48th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,079 FTE | — |
| 2008 | 1,209 FTE | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 1,481 FTE | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 1,376 FTE | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1,420 FTE | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,614 FTE | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 1,782 FTE | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1,795 FTE | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,775 FTE | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,969 FTE | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1,919 FTE | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,790 FTE | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1,726 FTE | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,645 FTE | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,610 FTE | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1,704 FTE | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1,668 FTE | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,256 FTE | 1,079 FTE | 1,481 FTE | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,717 FTE | 1,376 FTE | 1,969 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,657 FTE | 1,610 FTE | 1,704 FTE | 4 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 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 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Tunisia was 1,668 FTE in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,969 FTE in 2016.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,079 FTE in 2007.
- How does Tunisia rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Tunisia ranks 48th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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