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Spain: R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural sciences
111,541Full-time equivalent (FTE) · 2001+166.2% since 1987
Eurostat table rd_p_perssci. R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural sciences (Full-time equivalent (FTE)). Annual figures for Spain from 1981 to 2001.
Every year
| Year | Value (Full-time equivalent (FTE)) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 111,541 | |
| 1999 | 91,118 | |
| 1997 | 77,387 | |
| 1995 | 71,050 | |
| 1993 | 61,755 | |
| 1992 | 61,129 | |
| 1991 | 58,154 | |
| 1990 | 56,329 | |
| 1989 | 50,369 | |
| 1988 | 47,413 | |
| 1987 | 41,894 | |
| 1986 | 35,829 | |
| 1985 | 30,681 | |
| 1984 | 29,799 | |
| 1983 | 27,180 | |
| 1982 | 27,326 | |
| 1981 | 27,733 |
Source
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Eurostat (2026). R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D and sex: Natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural sciences. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/eurostat-rd-p-perssci-total-total-t-ford1-4-fte (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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