EIGE

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) ta_wrklab_lab_employ_selected_kwnd__tsc00025

Time format:
Years
Unit:
% of labour force (comparable)
Description:
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) as a share of the economically active population in the age group 25-64. This indicator gives the percentage of the total labour force in the age group 25-64, that is classified as HRST, i.e. having either successfully completed an education at the third level in an S field of study or is employed in an occupation where such an education is normally required. HRST are measured mainly using the concepts and definitions laid down in the Canberra Manual, OECD, Paris, 1995.
Keywords:
employed, employment, HRST, human resources in science and technology, knowledge, knowledge-intensive, labor market, labour market, science, science-related, sciences, scientific, STEM, technology, work
BA
TR
RO
MK
RS
SK
IT
PT
HU
BG
EL
HR
ME
CZ
MT
PL
LV
ES
EU27_2020
EA21
SI
EE
DE
AT
LT
CY
FR
BE
NL
IE
DK
CH
UK
FI
IS
SE
NO
LU
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
BA
31.2
31.2
30.4
29.7(b)
TR
36
35
33.5
33.1(b)
32.6
30.3
28.8
28.1
27.5
26.3
24.7(b)
23.8
RO
30.6
29.9
31.4
30.4(b)
28.4
28.2
27.9
27.7
27.6
27
25.6(b)
25.1
MK
38
40.5
37.5
36.8(b)
35.4
32.5
31.7
31.4
30.9
28.6
26.8(b)
26.4
RS
41.1
39.8
38.1
37.2(b)
35.4
35.3
35.2
34.4
33.6
33.4
32.7(b)
30.9
SK
43.8
42.5
42.8
41.9(b)
39.7
38.1
36.9
35.2
34.2
33.5
32.9(b)
32.5
IT
39.7
38.9
37.4
37(b)
38
37.5
37.1(b)
36.3
35.7
35.5
35(b)
34.8
PT
43.3
41.4
42
41.8(b)
40.2
38.6
37.6
36.5
36.2
34.9
33(b)
30
HU
44.2
42.4
42
41.7(b)
39.8
38.1
37.2(b)
36.5
36.3
36.7
36.3(b)
36
BG
43(b)
39
38.1
38.5(b)
38
36.4(b)
36.8
36.5
36.8
36.3
35.4(b)
34
EL
43.2
42.8
43.3
42.6(b)
40.7
39.3
39.2
38.5
37.4
36.1
35.4(b)
35.1
HR
44.1
42.2
39.5
39.2(b)
40.4
40.3
39.9
38.4
37.6
36.4
35.8(b)
35.6
ME
38.4
38.8
36.8
37.2
38.1
37.1
38.8(b)
37.5
CZ
43.9
42.6
41.9
42(b)
40.6
39.8
39.9
39.6
38.7
38.1
38.1(b)
37.2
MT
50.3
48.4
48.6
48.4(b)
47.5
47.4
46.1
42.8
40.3
40.2
39.5(b)
39
PL
52.4
51
47.9
47.5(b)
47
46.5(b)
45.2
44
42.8
41.6
40.4(b)
39
LV
49.8
48.9
49.7
49.3(b)
47.7
46.8
44.4
44.4
43.3
42.4
40.7(b)
41.2
ES
49.7(d)
49.1(d)
48.4(d)
48(bd)
47.8
46.5
45.1
44.3
43.4
42.7
42.2(b)
41.2
EU27_2020
51
50
49.2
48.8(b)
48
47
46
45.1
44.4
43.7
43(b)
42.3
EA21
51.7
50.7
50.1
49.6(b)
49.1
47.9
46.9
46
45.4
44.7
44(b)
43.4
SI
48.8
48.3(b)
55
55.8(b)
50.6
48.2
47.4
47.8
46.5
45.1
43.7(b)
43.5
EE
54
54.4
55.2
54.9(b)
52.8
51.9
50.2
49.1
47.9
47.9
48.9(b)
48.9
DE
53.7
52.6
51.9
52.1(b)
50.8(b)
50.3
49.3
48.7
48.4
47.7
47(b)
46.8
AT
55.2
54.5
53.5
52.3(b)
52.2
51.1
50.4
50.1
49.1
48.6
48.3(b)
43
LT
57.1
56.1
55.7
54.2(b)
52.4
51.9
50.5
49.4
49.1
48.2
46.5(b)
45.6
CY
58.9
58.1
55.3
54.8(b)
53
52.4
52
50.9
50.6
49.3
48.8(b)
47.9
FR
57.6(d)
56.9(d)
55.8(d)
55(bd)
55.2
53.5
52.2
50.9
50.6
50
49.1(b)
48.9(b)
BE
59
58.5
59.3
58.7(b)
56.6
54.6
54.4
54.3(b)
51.1
50.5
51.1(b)
49.6
NL
64.7
63.8
64
62.6(b)
60.8
58.7(b)
56.9
55.3
54.6
53.6
52.8(b)
52.7(b)
IE
66.3
64.4
63.8
63(b)
60.8
58
57.2
56.6(b)
54.9
54.2
53.1(b)
52.8
DK
62.1
61(b)
60.2
60(b)
59.3
58.4
57.7
56.9(b)
55.4(b)
54.6
54.1(b)
53.8
CH
60.5
59.9
58.7
58.9(b)
59.8
59.6
58.6
57.7
56.4
55.1
54.3(b)
53.4
UK
59.1
57.6
57
56.8
55.5
54.6(b)
54.1
FI
57.2
58.1
57.8
57.7(b)
61.6
59.9
58.4
57.7
56.9
56.5
55.6(b)
54.6
IS
61.7
59.2
58.2
58.1(b)
57.7(b)
59
59
57.7
57.2
55.4
54.1(b)
53
SE
65.3
65.1
64.1
62.4(b)
61.4
60.7
59.9(b)
58.6
57.9
56.2
55.1(b)
53.8
NO
63.1
62.3
62
61.8(b)
60.5
59.3
59.2
59.1
59.3
59.7
58.7(b)
56.3
LU
71.9
68.1
69.2
68.1(b)
65
63.7
61.2
57.6
59.6
58.8(b)
64.5(b)
61.1

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable