FR · 1998 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 1998
In 1998, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 1.0% compared to 1997, reaching 309,161.
France accounts for 19.0% of the EU-27 total of 1,629,345.
France ranks 2nd out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.6% (from 314,170 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.