Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Bulgaria's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 10.3% compared to 2023, reaching 43.0.

Bulgaria accounts for 84.3% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.1% (from 36.4 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.