Technicians in R&D in Pakistan

Pakistan: Technicians in R&D was 31.8 per million people in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
31.8 per million people
Change on year
down 52.9%
World rank
66th
of 75 countries
All-time high
68.38 per million people
in 2013
All-time low
13.35 per million people
in 1997
Years of data
8
1997–2017

Technicians in R&D in Pakistan, 1997–2017

2040601997200720171997: 13.3 per million people2005: 40.4 per million people2007: 66.2 per million people2009: 62.6 per million people2011: 56.2 per million people2013: 68.4 per million people2015: 67.4 per million people2017: 31.8 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 Pakistan stood at 31.8 per million people.

That represents a change of down 52.9% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Pakistan peaked at 68.38 per million people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.35 per million people, in 1997.

That places Pakistan 66th out of 75 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.35 per million people 13.35 per million people 13.35 per million people 1
2000s 56.41 per million people 40.37 per million people 66.22 per million people 3
2010s 55.96 per million people 31.8 per million people 68.38 per million people 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 63 Congo, Republic of 35.49 per million people
  2. 64 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 33.26 per million people compare
  3. 65 Oman 32.77 per million people compare
  4. 67 Mozambique, Republic of 26.74 per million people compare
  5. 68 Iraq 22.98 per million people compare
  6. 69 Myanmar 18.7 per million people compare

See the full ranking of 86 places β†’

More science & technology data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is technicians in r&d in Pakistan?
Technicians in r&d in Pakistan was 31.8 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 68.38 per million people in 2013.
What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 13.35 per million people in 1997.
How does Pakistan rank for technicians in r&d?
Pakistan ranks 66th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Technicians in R&D in Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/technicians-in-r-and-d-per-million-people/pakistan/">Technicians in R&D in Pakistan</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.