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Korea, Rep.
Technicians in R&D (per million people)

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.

Global rank#2out of 35 countries
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Historical trend

1.3 K1.1 K879663447199620072018Korea, Rep. · 2018: 1,311Korea, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Korea, Rep. records 1,311 for Technicians in R&D (per million people) in 2018, ranking #2 globally out of 35 countries.
  • Technicians in R&D (per million people) increased from 625 in 1996 to 1,311 in 2018, a gain of 686.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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