Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS was 3,274 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,274
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
14th
of 438 regions
All-time high
3,274
in 2019
All-time low
1,657
in 2001
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k1999200920191999: 1.7k2000: 1.7k2001: 1.7k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.9k2005: 1.9k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.3k2011: 2.6k2012: 2.7k2013: 2.8k2014: 2.9k2015: 2.9k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.0k2018: 3.1k2019: 3.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) recorded 3,274 for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 3,274 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,657, in 2001.

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 14th of 438 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1999 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1999 1,683
2000 1,665 -1.1%
2001 1,657 -0.5%
2002 1,774 +7.1%
2003 1,845 +4.0%
2004 1,852 +0.4%
2005 1,926 +4.0%
2006 1,975 +2.5%
2007 2,019 +2.2%
2008 2,156 +6.8%
2009 2,199 +2.0%
2010 2,311 +5.1%
2011 2,618 +13.3%
2012 2,724 +4.0%
2013 2,782 +2.1%
2014 2,913 +4.7%
2015 2,944 +1.1%
2016 3,016 +2.4%
2017 3,046 +1.0%
2018 3,118 +2.4%
2019 3,274 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,683 1,683 1,683 1
2000s 1,907 1,657 2,199 10
2010s 2,875 2,311 3,274 10

Countries ranked near South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 11 Austria 2,947 compare
  2. 12 Romania 2,784 compare
  3. 13 Portugal 2,730 compare
  4. 14 Czechia 2,689 compare
  5. 15 Greece 2,462 compare
  6. 16 Hungary 2,447 compare
  7. 17 Ireland 2,099 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 3,274 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 3,274 in 2019.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,657 in 2001.
How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 14th out of 438 regions with data for 2019.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category and nuts rising or falling in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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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Indicator
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,151 data points, 1999–2025
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