Nigeria Researchers in R&D (per Million People) (2019)
Nigeria's Researchers in R&D (per Million People): 22.1 per million people in 2019, -41.1% vs 2007. World Bank (SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6), 2007–2019.
Nigeria (2019)
22.1
per million people
-41.1% vs 2007
Change vs. prior observation
-41.1%
per million people
Trend
down
Series length
2
years of data
Data
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.1 | n/a |
| 2007 | 37.6 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 22.1 per million people in 2019. The latest change was -15.5. World Bank has published two observations so far, 2007 and 2019.
This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Nigeria from 1996 to present. Researcher density is the most internationally comparable measure of scientific human capital.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of researchers engaged in R&D per million people in Nigeria from 1996 to present. Researcher density is the most internationally comparable measure of scientific human capital. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2019. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2019 (2 observations).
World Bank began publishing this series recently, so only 2 observations are available (2007–2019). It is a new series rather than an incomplete one, and will lengthen with each future round.