ES · 2021 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Spain, 2021
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
249,474
Spain, 2021
▲ 7.6% vs 2020 (231,769)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 7.6% compared to 2020, reaching 249,474.
Spain accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 3,102,980.
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 21.2% (from 205,873 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
8.0%
EU-27: 3,102,980
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc