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Germany: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE)

159,350Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2024+20.2% since 2014

Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Germany from 1981 to 2024.

19812024

Every year

YearValue (Full-time equivalent (FTE))Note
2024159,350
2023157,813
2022159,261
2021156,543
2020151,692
2019147,315.9
2018147,160.1
2017143,752.8
2016141,661.3
2015134,031.6
2014132,541.6
2013130,079.3
2012127,900.4
2011124,307.8
2010120,981
2009115,851.3
2008107,529.3
2007103,953
200697,433
200594,522
200496,092
2003100,594
2002104,714
2001101,443
2000100,790
1999101,471
1998100,080
1997100,646
1996102,160
1995100,674
1993110,020
1992107,270
1991103,864
198969,667
198767,180
198562,188
198360,504
198158,614

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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Higher education sector, Total, Total, Total, Full-time equivalent (FTE). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-hes-total-t-total-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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