Technicians in R&D in European Union
European Union: Technicians in R&D was 1,421 per million people in 2017. ▲ Rising
Technicians in R&D in European Union, 1996–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in per million people.
Analysis
European Union recorded 1,421 per million people for technicians in r&d in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, technicians in r&d in European Union peaked at 1,421 per million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 818.12 per million people, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Technicians in R&D in European Union, year by year
| Year | per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 818.12 per million people | — |
| 2004 | 973.65 per million people | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1,002 per million people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,082 per million people | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1,139 per million people | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1,099 per million people | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,190 per million people | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1,170 per million people | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,309 per million people | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 1,282 per million people | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,312 per million people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,322 per million people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,375 per million people | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,343 per million people | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,421 per million people | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 818.12 per million people | 818.12 per million people | 818.12 per million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,081 per million people | 973.65 per million people | 1,190 per million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,317 per million people | 1,170 per million people | 1,421 per million people | 8 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 5 Czechia 2,186 per million people compare
More science & technology data for European Union
- Scientific and technical journal articles 558,077 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 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 0.1399 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.6534 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 2.3% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 4,741 per million people (2023)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 54.36 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is technicians in r&d in European Union?
- Technicians in r&d in European Union was 1,421 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1,421 per million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest technicians in r&d recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 818.12 per million people in 1996.
- How does European Union rank for technicians in r&d?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2017.
- Is technicians in r&d rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.