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Spain: 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
185,961Head count · 2024+23.2% since 2014
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 Spain from 2013 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (Head count) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 185,961 | |
| 2023 | 181,065 | |
| 2022 | 174,931 | |
| 2021 | 170,617 | |
| 2020 | 165,729 | |
| 2019 | 164,227 | |
| 2018 | 159,943 | |
| 2017 | 157,815 | |
| 2016 | 153,148 | |
| 2015 | 153,014 | |
| 2014 | 150,945 | |
| 2013 | 150,582 |
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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 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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