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Japan: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)

212,150Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2020+12.7% since 2010

Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Japan from 1980 to 2020.

19812020

Every year

YearValue (Full-time equivalent (FTE))Note
2020212,150
2019211,602
2018210,100
2017212,212
2016210,683
2015208,579
2014209,101
2013207,766
2012195,043
2011192,265
2010188,324
2009184,951
2008181,946
2007215,269
2006214,006
2005209,734
2004208,089
2003201,088
2002197,195
2001227,339
2000227,882
1999227,562
1998225,179
1997222,285
1996217,558
1995290,549
1994284,243
1993279,046
1992271,509
1991264,055
1990259,417
1989255,487
1988250,430
1987245,977
1986240,206
1985237,148
1984232,419
1983228,331
1982222,565
1981214,077
1980212,362

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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-hes-total-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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