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This means that, in relation to its population, the region has a high capacity to absorb new
researchers and especially technologists. Some countries in the region have made major efforts to increase
human resources in research and <strong>development</strong> (R&D), especially Brazil, and, in recent <strong>years</strong>, Argentina,
the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
The outlook within the region is mixed, as illustrated by map III.1, which shows the density of
researchers in each country in terms of the number of researchers (expressed as full-time equivalent units)
per million population, in <strong>20</strong>09 or the latest available year. The data presented indicate a major structural
weakness in the training of new researchers and technologists in the region.
Map III.1
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS,
<strong>20</strong>09 OR LATEST AVAILABLE DATA
(Per million inhabitants)
0 - 100
101 - 300
301 - 1 000
1 001 or more
Data unavailable
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics [online] http://uis.unesco.org [date of reference: 22 June <strong>20</strong>11].
Note: The boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
According to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), women represent slightly more than one quarter (29%) of the researchers in the world. In
Latin America and the Caribbean, the proportion of women researchers far exceeds that figure, with 46%
of all researchers (UNESCO, <strong>20</strong>10). Six countries of the subcontinent have achieved gender parity among
researchers: Argentina, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay and Uruguay.