Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Estonia
Estonia: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 444 in 2025. β² Rising
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in Estonia, 1999β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Estonia stood at 444.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Estonia peaked at 447.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 297.1, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 299.8 | 299.8 | 299.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 328.85 | 297.1 | 360.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.96 | 357.8 | 409.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 436.08 | 416.2 | 447.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 26 Slovenia 564.4 compare
- 27 Latvia 538.6 compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 504.5 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 350.2 compare
- 31 Cyprus 348.7 compare
- 32 Luxembourg 275.6 compare
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 151.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.5 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Estonia?
- Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in Estonia was 444 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 447.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 297.1 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
- Estonia ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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