EE · 2021 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Estonia, 2021
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
9,033
Estonia, 2021
▲ 4.3% vs 2020 (8,659)
Analysis
In 2021, Estonia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.3% compared to 2020, reaching 9,033.
Estonia accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,988,411.
Estonia ranks 23rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.0% (from 6,845 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
0.3%
EU-27: 2,988,411
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003