Technicians in R&D in Euro area
Euro area: Technicians in R&D was 1,681 per million people in 2017. β² Rising
Technicians in R&D in Euro area, 1996β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
In 2017, technicians in r&d in Euro area stood at 1,681 per million people. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in Euro area peaked at 1,681 per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 917.26 per million people, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 917.26 per million people | 917.26 per million people | 917.26 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,258 per million people | 1,155 per million people | 1,363 per million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,538 per million people | 1,360 per million people | 1,681 per million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Luxembourg 3,166 per million people compare
- 2 Austria 2,648 per million people compare
- 3 Switzerland 2,620 per million people compare
- 4 Iceland 2,371 per million people compare
More science & technology data for Euro area
- Scientific and technical journal articles 457,629 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.1613 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.703 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -2.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 2.3% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 4,867 per million people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is technicians in r&d in Euro area?
- Technicians in r&d in Euro area was 1,681 per million people in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest technicians in r&d recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1,681 per million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 917.26 per million people in 1996.
- How does Euro area rank for technicians in r&d?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2017.
- Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Technicians in R&D (per million people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.