ES · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
215,745
Spain, 2017
▲ 4.8% vs 2016 (205,873)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.8% compared to 2016, reaching 215,745.
Spain accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
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 grown by 3.3% (from 208,831 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.0%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc