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Estonia: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)
7536Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+74.3% since 2014
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Researchers (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Estonia from 1998 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,536 | |
| 2023 | 6,563 | |
| 2022 | 6,205 | |
| 2021 | 5,370 | |
| 2020 | 5,097.8 | |
| 2019 | 4,995.3 | |
| 2018 | 4,967.8 | |
| 2017 | 4,674 | |
| 2016 | 4,338 | |
| 2015 | 4,187 | |
| 2014 | 4,323.4 | |
| 2013 | 4,407 | |
| 2012 | 4,582 | |
| 2011 | 4,511 | |
| 2010 | 4,077 | |
| 2009 | 4,314 | |
| 2008 | 3,979 | |
| 2007 | 3,690 | |
| 2006 | 3,513 | |
| 2005 | 3,331 | |
| 2004 | 3,369 | |
| 2003 | 3,017 | |
| 2002 | 3,059 | |
| 2001 | 2,681 | |
| 2000 | 2,666 | |
| 1999 | 3,002 | |
| 1998 | 2,978 |
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: All sectors, Researchers, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-rse-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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