Technicians in R&D in Euro area

Euro area: Technicians in R&D was 1,681 per million people in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
1,681 per million people
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
1,681 per million people
in 2017
All-time low
917.26 per million people
in 1996
Years of data
11
1996–2017

Technicians in R&D in Euro area, 1996–2017

05001.0k1.5k1996200620171996: 917.3 per million people2004: 1.2k per million people2005: 1.2k per million people2006: 1.3k per million people2007: 1.3k per million people2008: 1.3k per million people2009: 1.4k per million people2010: 1.4k per million people2011: 1.5k per million people2015: 1.6k per million people2017: 1.7k per million people

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Luxembourg 3,166 per million people compare
  2. 2 Austria 2,648 per million people compare
  3. 3 Switzerland 2,620 per million people compare
  4. 4 Iceland 2,371 per million people compare

See the full ranking of 86 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Technicians in R&D (per million people)
Unit
per million people
Source
UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,196 data points, 1996–2018
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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.