Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2023, Slovakia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.2% compared to 2022, reaching 19,344.

Slovakia accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,155,632.

Slovakia ranks 18th 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 18.4% (from 16,337 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.