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Ratings provide a visual representation of a country’s performance on the indicator.

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Description

The number of researchers per thousand employed people. Researchers are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems, as well as in the management of the projects concerned

Long-Term Objective

Average of best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 15.

Reference

OECD

Source

https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&tm=OECD.STI.STP%3ADSD_MSTI%40DF_MSTI%281.2%29&pg=0&snb=5&vw...

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All data presented on this website are based on the publication Sachs, J.D., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G., Iablonovski, G. (2026). Implementing Sustainable Development: 2030 and Beyond. Sustainable Development Report 2026. Paris: SDSN, Dublin: Dublin University Press. DOI: 10.82163/225

Researchers