Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

In 2024, Spain's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 1.2% compared to 2023, reaching 49.7.

Spain accounts for 97.5% of the EU-27 total of 51.0.

Spain ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.9% (from 46.5 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.