IT · 2012 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Italy, 2012
In 2012, Italy's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 5.3% compared to 2011, reaching 240,179.
Italy accounts for 10.3% of the EU-27 total of 2,321,035.
Italy ranks 3rd 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 15.3% (from 208,376 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.