ES · 2017 · tsc00003
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
Spain, 2017
Total researchers by sector of performance - head count
225,995
Spain, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (218,680)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 225,995.
Spain accounts for 8.7% of the EU-27 total of 2,589,975.
Spain ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00003, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.7%
EU-27: 2,589,975
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00003