Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Researchers per million inhabitants was 280.84 FTE in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 280.84 FTE, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 280.84 FTE in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127.58 FTE, in 2000.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 50 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 151.64 FTE | — |
| 1997 | 142.02 FTE | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 132.3 FTE | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 130.09 FTE | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 127.58 FTE | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 128.88 FTE | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 131.01 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 134.23 FTE | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 138.5 FTE | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 143.47 FTE | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 148.63 FTE | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 153.73 FTE | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 153.53 FTE | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 159.72 FTE | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 165.71 FTE | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 174.97 FTE | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 187.1 FTE | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 200.96 FTE | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 215.27 FTE | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 224.21 FTE | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 234.92 FTE | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 242.94 FTE | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 251.44 FTE | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 264.58 FTE | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 269.11 FTE | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 271.72 FTE | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 276.65 FTE | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 280.84 FTE | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139.01 FTE | 130.09 FTE | 151.64 FTE | 4 |
| 2000s | 141.93 FTE | 127.58 FTE | 159.72 FTE | 10 |
| 2010s | 216.21 FTE | 165.71 FTE | 264.58 FTE | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.58 FTE | 269.11 FTE | 280.84 FTE | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 280.84 FTE in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 280.84 FTE in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.58 FTE in 2000.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is researchers per million inhabitants rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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