ES · 2021 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Spain, 2021
In 2021, Spain's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 48.0.
Spain accounts for 98.4% of the EU-27 total of 48.8.
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 10.6% (from 43.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.