Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2024, Slovakia's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.6% compared to 2023, reaching 20,231.

Slovakia accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,209,371.

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 19.2% (from 16,977 in 2019).

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