FR · 1997 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
France, 1997
In 1997, France's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 4.6% compared to 1996, reaching 306,178.
France accounts for 19.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,595,521.
France ranks 2nd out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.6% (from 311,234 in 1992).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.