ES · 2025 · tsc00025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST)

Spain, 2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
50.0
Spain, 2025
▲ 0.6% vs 2024 (49.7)
Analysis

In 2025, Spain's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 0.6% compared to 2024, reaching 50.0.

Spain accounts for 96.7% of the EU-27 total of 51.7.

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 4.6% (from 47.8 in 2020).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
96.7%
EU-27: 51.7
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025