R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 1987, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 7.1% compared to 1986, reaching 48,486.

Spain ranks 6th out of 12 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 36.5% (from 35,530 in 1982).

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