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Human resources

In 2007, there was a total of 1.7 million R&D personnel of which 82% were researchers. Key data from National R&D survey and OECD is presented below:

Table: Human Resources in R&D
SourceNational R&D SurveyOECD
Year2006Year 2007
UnitsFTEFTE
R&D Personnel1,502,0001,736,155
R&D Personnel per thousand employed 2.3
Business R&D Personnel986,8141,186,751
Higher education R&D Personnel241,822253,901
Government R&D Personnel231,308295,503
Private non-profit R&D Personnel40,554 
Researchers 1,423,381
Researchers per thousand employed 1.8
Business Researchers 944,440
Higher education Researchers 248,279
Government Researchers 230,662
Private non-profit Researchers  
Source: (1) MOST, China Science & Technology Statistics Data Book (2) OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators database, May 2009.