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Science, Technology, and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Statistical Compendium of Indicators

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Indicator Name Data Source Subcategory Download Visualize
Percentage of Students at Each Level of Proficiency on PISA Mathematics Scale (2006) OECD, PISA Secondary and Higher Education
Percentage of Students at Each Level of Proficiency on PISA Science Scale (2006) OECD, PISA Secondary and Higher Education
PISA Scores on the Mathematics Scale (2006) OECD, PISA Secondary and Higher Education
PISA Scores on the Science Scale (2006) OECD, PISA Secondary and Higher Education
Science and Engineering Tertiary Degrees, 2007 (or Latest Available); As a Percentage of All New Tertiary Degrees UNESCO Institute for Statistics Secondary and Higher Education
Doctoral Graduates Per 100,000 Inhabitants 2007 (or Latest Available) Total Doctoral Graduates and Doctoral Graduates in Science and Engineering Authors' Calculations based on RICYT Secondary and Higher Education
Percentage of the World's Universities Ranked in the Top 500 by Country, 2003 and 2009 ARWU Secondary and Higher Education
Researchers per 1,000 in the Labor Force in 1997 (or Nearest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2009-1; (MSTI) and RICYT Secondary and Higher Education
Researchers by Sector of Employment, 2007 (or Nearest Available) OECD and RICYT Researchers
Researchers by Field of Science 2007 (or Latest Available) UNESCO Institute for Statistics Researchers
Indicator Name Data Source Subcategory Download Visualize
R&D Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP 1997 (or Nearest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2009-1; (MSTI) and RICYT Research and Development
R&D Efforts and Corresponding GDP (in PPP) per Capita in Latin America and the Caribbean versus South Korea from 1970 to 2007 RICYT, World Development Indicators and Lederman and Saenz (2005) Research and Development
Shares of R&D Expenditure by Selected Countries as a Percentage of Total R&D Expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean, 2007 (Measured in Millions of PPP) RICYT, World Development Indicators and Lederman and Saenz (2005) Research and Development
Difference between Observed and Predicted R&D Intensity as a Percentage of Predicted R&D Intensity (As Predicted by National Income) World Development Indicators, UNESCO and RICYT Research and Development
R&D Expenditure by Funding Source 2007 (or Latest Available) OECD Stat Research and Development Statistics Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds, OECD (MISTI) and RICYT Research and Development
R&D Expenditure by Sector of Performance, 1997 (or Earliest Available) and 2007 (or Latest Available) OECD Stat Research and Development Statistics Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds, OECD (MISTI) and RICYT Research and Development
Publications per Capita (Evolution over Time) Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Bank Development Indicators database Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Normalized Country Rank (0-10) in Publications per 1,000 in the Population, 1994-1998 and 2004-2008 Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Difference between Observed and Expected Scientific Productivity as a Percentage of Expected Scientific Productivity in 2004-2008 (As Predicted by Public Research Expenditure) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008), UNESCO and RYCYT Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Productivity (Publication per Population Relative to the OECD) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Indicator Name Data Source Subcategory Download Visualize
Relative Quality (Citations per Publication Relative to the OECD) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) and World Development Indicators Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Scientific Specialization of Latin American Countries (Selected Countries, 2004-2008) Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Scientific Specialization of Major Technologically Advanced Countries (Selected Countries, 2004-2008) Calculations using Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Agricultural Sciences and Environment / Ecology (Publications from 2005 to 2008) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Microbology and Molecular Biology and Genetics (Publications from 2005 to 2008) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Relative Scientific Specialization of Selected Countries in Computer Science and Materials Science (Publications from 2005 to 2008) Authors’ calculations based on Reuters-Thomson ISI(R) National Science Indicators (2008) Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Normalized Country Rank (0-10) Patents per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1995-1998 and 2005-2008 USPTO and World Development Indicators Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
Normalized Country Rank (0-10) Trademark Applications per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1995-1998 and 2005-2008 USPTO and World Development Indicators Knowledge and Innovation Outcomes
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