Technicians in R&D in European Union

European Union: Technicians in R&D was 1,421 per million people in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1,421 per million people
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
1,421 per million people
in 2017
All-time low
818.12 per million people
in 1996
Years of data
15
1996–2017

Technicians in R&D in European Union, 1996–2017

05001.0k1.5k1996200620171996: 818.1 per million people2004: 973.7 per million people2005: 1.0k per million people2006: 1.1k per million people2007: 1.1k per million people2008: 1.1k per million people2009: 1.2k per million people2010: 1.2k per million people2011: 1.3k per million people2012: 1.3k per million people2013: 1.3k per million people2014: 1.3k per million people2015: 1.4k per million people2016: 1.3k per million people2017: 1.4k per million people

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

Annual values for Technicians in R&D (per million people) in European Union, 1996 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 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
  5. 5 Czechia 2,186 per million people compare

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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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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.