ES · 2017 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Spain, 2017
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
133,213
Spain, 2017
▲ 5.2% vs 2016 (126,633)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 5.2% compared to 2016, reaching 133,213.
Spain accounts for 7.8% of the EU-27 total of 1,709,559.
Spain ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
7.8%
EU-27: 1,709,559
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004