Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Croatia's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 4.5% compared to 2023, reaching 44.1.

Croatia accounts for 86.5% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Croatia ranks 20th 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 9.4% (from 40.3 in 2019).

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