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
LU
SE
NL
IE
NO
DK
BE
CH
IS
FI
FR
LT
CY
EE
SI
AT
DE
EA21
LV
EU27_2020
MT
ES
PL
EL
SK
HU
PT
CZ
HR
BG
RS
MK
IT
TR
RO
BA
ME
UK
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
EU27_2020
51
50
49.2
48.8(b)
48
47
46
45.1
44.4
43.7
43(b)
42.3
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
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
PL
52.4
51
47.9
47.5(b)
47
46.5(b)
45.2
44
42.8
41.6
40.4(b)
39
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
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
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
PT
43.3
41.4
42
41.8(b)
40.2
38.6
37.6
36.5
36.2
34.9
33(b)
30
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BA
31.2
31.2
30.4
29.7(b)
ME
38.4
38.8
36.8
37.2
38.1
37.1
38.8(b)
37.5
UK
59.1
57.6
57
56.8
55.5
54.6(b)
54.1

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