Researchers in R&D are professionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods, or systems and in the management of the projects concerned. Postgraduate PhD students (ISCED97 level 6) engaged in R&D are included.

Number of researchers in R&D (per million people)

20052010201120122014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Côte d'Ivoire64.0
Togo32.233.233.334.636.835.031.137.546.545.344.143.743.241.4
Papua New Guinea33.2
Burundi19.622.5
Chad56.7
Democratic Republic of the Congo10.1