ES · 2020 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2020
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
231,769
Spain, 2020
▲ 0.2% vs 2019 (231,413)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 0.2% compared to 2019, reaching 231,769.
Spain accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 2,961,312.
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 15.4% (from 200,866 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
7.8%
EU-27: 2,961,312
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc