ES · 2016 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2016
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
205,873
Spain, 2016
▲ 2.5% vs 2015 (200,866)
Analysis
In 2016, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 2.5% compared to 2015, reaching 205,873.
Spain accounts for 8.1% of the EU-27 total of 2,556,167.
Spain ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.3% (from 215,079 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
8.1%
EU-27: 2,556,167
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc