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THAILAND: Human Resources

Total number of R&D Personnel is around 37 thousand FTE during 2005, out of which 55% were researchers. The raw data in terms of headcount and FTE was provided to UNESCO by national agency, which is given below.

Table: Human Resources in R&D
SourceNational R&D SurveyNational R&D Survey
Year20052005
UnitsHeadcountFTE
R&D Personnel67,87636,967
R&D Personnel per thousand employed  
Business R&D Personnel12,9158,455
Higher education R&D Personnel36,46418,139
Government R&D Personnel18,03510,033
Private non-profit R&D Personnel462340
Researchers34,08420,506
Researchers per thousand employed  
Business Researchers6,9545,167
Higher education Researchers21,10112,085
Government Researchers5,8473,121
Private non-profit Researchers182133
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2009 edition