IT · 2021 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Italy, 2021
In 2021, Italy's human resources in science and technology (HRST) decreased by 2.6% compared to 2020, reaching 37.0.
Italy accounts for 75.8% of the EU-27 total of 48.8.
Italy ranks 26th 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 3.6% (from 35.7 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.