number of researchers per million inhabitants by region
| Year / Territories | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wdt_ID | Year / Territories | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 1 | North America and Western Europe | 4.022,80 | 4.095,60 | 4.205,20 | 4.231,50 | 4.313,70 | 4.389,10 | 4.460,90 |
| 2 | Central and Eastern Europe | 2.059,30 | 2.077,50 | 2.108,20 | 2.090,90 | 2.144,10 | 2.150,90 | 2.169,10 |
| 3 | East Asia and the Pacific | 1.349,60 | 1.388,80 | 1.419,90 | 1.463,30 | 1.501,70 | 1.538,30 | 1.576,10 |
| 4 | global average | 1.105,00 | 1.130,20 | 1.154,30 | 1.173,60 | 1.198,00 | 1.221,00 | 1.243,90 |
| 5 | Arabic average | 478,30 | 532,90 | 544,80 | 572,60 | 579,40 | 614,20 | 638,40 |
| 6 | Middle Asia | 589,10 | 601,50 | 602,80 | 579,20 | 558,90 | 561,50 | 553,20 |
| 7 | Latin America and the Caribbean | 479,70 | 498,60 | 504,80 | 521,40 | 515,40 | 532,20 | 541,70 |
| 8 | South and West Asia | 190,80 | 209,20 | 227,90 | 254,00 | 280,20 | 299,50 | 321,80 |
| 9 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87,00 | 88,70 | 93,00 | 95,20 | 97,90 | 100,80 | 103,70 |
| 10 |
| Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
ALECSO Observatory estimates (*) |
