Research and Development - Personnel by level of education
We classify R&D personnel by level of formal education, using UNESCO's International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011.
(Not available for the business sector)
ISCED level 8: Holders of university degrees at doctoral or equivalent level, awarded by universities or specialised organisations with university status.
ISCED level 7: Holders of university degrees at master’s or equivalent level awarded by universities or equivalent tertiary educational institutions.
ISCED level 6: Holders of university degrees at bachelor’s or equivalent level awarded by universities or equivalent tertiary educational institutions.
ISCED level 5: Holders of other tertiary level diplomas (ISCED level 5) awarded by university colleges or equivalent institutions providing practically oriented/occupation-specific education.
ISCED level 4 - 1: Holders of post-secondary non-tertiary, secondary or other diplomas
With the application below, statistics on R&D personnel can be created using the criteria relevant to you and download the result.
Search criteria
To activate the Add Data Series button, make a selection in each criteria.
Criteria may be selected automatically if only one option is available.
Available options depend on selections made in the previous criteria.
To delete a series, click on the "trash" icon in the table below.
The year range can be adjusted with the horizontal sliders
You can change the scale factor of a series by clicking it in the chart and then moving the vertical slider