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        Country        |   All science         |Natural sciences       |Math and computer      |   Engineering
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                       |1985 |1990 |1991 |1996 |1985 |1990 |1991 |1996 |1985 |1990 |1991 |1996 |1985 |1990 |1991 |1996
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Australia .............| --- | --- |13.9 |14.0 | --- | --- | 9.6 | 5.4 | --- | --- | --- | 3.8 | --- | --- | 4.3 | 4.7
Austria ...............|43.3 |37.7 |37.4 |38.8 |14.2 |12.3 |13.4 |17.5 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 4.7 |21.7 |20.8 |17.9 |16.6
Canada ................|19.7 |20.0 |19.7 |22.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 |11.2
Denmark ...............|16.0 |22.2 |22.9 |12.3 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 9.2 |11.6 |13.0 | 7.8
Finland ...............|47.6 |30.6 |29.2 |28.3 |24.0 |14.7 |12.4 |11.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 |17.2 |10.5 |12.2 |12.7
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Germany\1\ ............|27.7 |33.2 |33.9 |38.6 |18.7 |23.5 |23.3 |25.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.5
Ireland ...............|31.4 |34.5 |28.4 |23.1 |18.9 |19.5 |15.7 |10.9 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 9.2
Japan .................|50.1 |54.6 |54.2 | --- | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 |10.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- |40.5 |45.1 |44.7 |44.4
Netherlands ...........| --- |28.9 |29.9 |18.6 |20.6 |17.7 |16.7 | 4.4 | --- | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 9.7 |11.6 |10.6
New Zealand ...........|45.1 |22.6 |19.3 |16.7 |24.6 |13.8 |11.5 |12.7 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 |15.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.0
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Norway ................|40.1 |33.4 |33.8 |38.3 |17.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |18.7 |23.3 |23.4 |27.7
Spain .................|35.6 |26.9 |26.6 |36.0 |28.6 |19.7 |19.1 |24.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.1
Sweden ................|48.0 |48.5 |44.4 |32.3 |21.2 |19.4 |15.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 5.9 |20.0 |19.9 |21.1 |17.1
Switzerland ...........|30.7 |30.2 |32.6 |40.1 |20.3 |22.0 |23.1 |25.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.6 |10.1
Turkey ................|35.8 |24.0 |21.7 | --- | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 | --- | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | --- |26.3 |13.2 |12.4 | ---
United States .........|13.5 |14.5 |13.8 |13.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7
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