ES · 2018 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2018
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
225,696
Spain, 2018
▲ 4.6% vs 2017 (215,745)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.6% compared to 2017, reaching 225,696.
Spain accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 2,831,547.
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 11.0% (from 203,302 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
8.0%
EU-27: 2,831,547
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc