R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, Estonia's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 12.2% compared to 2023, reaching 9,845.

Estonia accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

Estonia ranks 23rd 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 54.0% (from 6,394 in 2019).

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