Number of researchers holding academic degrees in the Russian Federation
persons
Researchers with academic degrees are a key indicator of the scientific workforce potential. This table presents data on all individuals with academic degrees, as well as separately for holders of doctorate and candidate of sciences degrees. The table reflects the dynamics of the number of researchers over the period from 2010 to 2025. These data allow assessing changes in the structure of the scientific workforce and their training
Chart showing the dynamics of the number of researchers with academic degrees in Russia from 2010 to 2025
- Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень - всего
- Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень — доктора наук
- Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень — кандидата наук
Set in numbers
3 series are published here in persons, from 2010 to 2025, 16 reporting periods. 48 values in total.
Between 2010 and 2025 “Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень - всего” declined from 105,114 to 88,014 — 16.3%. The highest value in the series is 111,533 in 2015.
All table numbers are series: 3
| Series | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень - всего | 105 114,00 | 109 493,00 | 109 330,00 | 108 248,00 | 109 598,00 | 111 533,00 | 108 388,00 | 103 327,00 | 100 330,00 | 99 912,00 | 99 122,00 | 97 537,00 | 95 204,00 | 92 601,00 | 89 586,00 | 88 014,00 |
| Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень — доктора наук | 26 789,00 | 27 675,00 | 27 784,00 | 27 485,00 | 27 969,00 | 28 046,00 | 27 430,00 | 26 076,00 | 25 288,00 | 24 844,00 | 24 473,00 | 24 074,00 | 23 306,00 | 22 626,00 | 21 705,00 | 21 235,00 |
| Численность исследователей, имеющих учeную степень — кандидата наук | 78 325,00 | 81 818,00 | 81 546,00 | 80 763,00 | 81 629,00 | 83 487,00 | 80 958,00 | 77 251,00 | 75 042,00 | 75 068,00 | 74 649,00 | 73 463,00 | 71 898,00 | 69 975,00 | 67 881,00 | 66 779,00 |
How to read this table
The table rows highlight three groups of researchers: total number of researchers with academic degrees, separately doctors of sciences and candidates of sciences. Note the overall decline in the total number over the period, while the share of doctors of sciences is increasing, and the share of candidates of sciences is changing less noticeably. Comparing education levels among researchers helps understand trends in the development of the scientific workforce
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “ — 88,014 persons; the smallest is “ at 21,235 persons. The gap between them is 4.1-fold.
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Period and application
The data cover the period from 2010 to 2025 and are updated annually. The information will be useful for heads of scientific organizations and government authorities in planning the training of highly qualified personnel and assessing the scientific workforce potential
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