IT · 2013 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2013
In 2013, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.7% compared to 2012, reaching 246,764.
Italy accounts for 10.5% of the EU-27 total of 2,355,600.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.6% (from 221,115 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.