R&D Personnel, 2020 R&D Personnel, 2020
Researcher by Qualification, 2020
FULL TIME EQUIVALENT 37,826 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT 37,826
TOTAL 90,099 TOTAL 90,099
53,205
23,976
RESEARCHER
11,291
5,223
TECHNICIAN
25,O63
8,627
SUPPORT STAFF
PhD 22,548
The majority of the R&D personnel are researchers, followed by support staff, and nearly 10% are technicians.
R&D personnel comprise of researchers, technicians, and support staff.
42.4% of researchers possess PhD qualification, followed by Masters (34%), Bachelors degree (17%) and others (6.6%)
Researcher per 10,000 labour force Researcher per 10,000 labour force
80
74
58.9
60
Female Researcher
60.7
55.4
28,353
57.4
40
33.4
20
0
Male Researcher
24,852
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
In 2020, there were a total of 90,099 R&D personnel, with 37,826 of them being of full-time equivalent (FTE).
In 2020, more than 50% of the researchers were female.
Source: National Survey of Research and Development (R&D) in Malaysia 2021
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