Technicians in R&D in New Zealand

New Zealand: Technicians in R&D was 1,276 per million people in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1,276 per million people
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
14th
of 75 countries
All-time high
1,276 per million people
in 2017
All-time low
672.48 per million people
in 1999
Years of data
11
1997–2017

Technicians in R&D in New Zealand, 1997–2017

05001.0k1.5k1997200720171997: 733.9 per million people1999: 672.5 per million people2001: 712.4 per million people2003: 816.7 per million people2005: 773.8 per million people2007: 885.9 per million people2009: 948.3 per million people2011: 1.0k per million people2013: 995.9 per million people2015: 1.0k per million people2017: 1.3k per million people

Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.

Analysis

In 2017, technicians in r&d in New Zealand stood at 1,276 per million people. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in New Zealand peaked at 1,276 per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 672.48 per million people, in 1999.

New Zealand ranks 14th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Technicians in R&D in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Technicians in R&D (per million people) in New Zealand, 1997 to 2017.
Year per million people Change
1997 733.92 per million people
1999 672.48 per million people -8.4%
2001 712.4 per million people +5.9%
2003 816.74 per million people +14.6%
2005 773.82 per million people -5.3%
2007 885.89 per million people +14.5%
2009 948.34 per million people +7.0%
2011 1,018 per million people +7.4%
2013 995.9 per million people -2.2%
2015 1,040 per million people +4.4%
2017 1,276 per million people +22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 703.2 per million people 672.48 per million people 733.92 per million people 2
2000s 827.44 per million people 712.4 per million people 948.34 per million people 5
2010s 1,083 per million people 995.9 per million people 1,276 per million people 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 11 Belgium 1,378 per million people compare
  2. 12 Republic of Korea 1,311 per million people compare
  3. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,305 per million people compare
  4. 15 Canada 1,268 per million people compare
  5. 16 Spain 1,265 per million people compare
  6. 17 Ireland 1,165 per million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in New Zealand?
Technicians in r&d in New Zealand was 1,276 per million people in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest technicians in r&d recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1,276 per million people in 2017.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 672.48 per million people in 1999.
How does New Zealand rank for technicians in r&d?
New Zealand ranks 14th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Technicians in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,196 data points, 1996–2018
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The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.