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Belgium: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level and sex: Total, Higher education sector, All ISCED 2011 levels, Total, Head count
55,588Head count · 2023+29.3% since 2013
Eurostat table rd_p_persqual11. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level and sex: Higher education sector (Head count). Annual figures for Belgium from 2013 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55,588 | |
| 2022 | 54,696 | |
| 2021 | 53,144 | |
| 2020 | 48,884 | |
| 2019 | 50,161 | |
| 2018 | 50,190 | |
| 2017 | 46,389 | |
| 2016 | 45,867 | |
| 2015 | 44,858 | |
| 2014 | 46,804 | |
| 2013 | 42,981 |
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, educational attainment level and sex: Total, Higher education sector, All ISCED 2011 levels, Total, Head count. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-persqual11-total-hes-total-t-hc (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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