Below. climate; highly educated workers in science and technology. 1994-2011

This table gives an overview of the number of highly skilled workers in science and technology (HRST core) by country, industry and period. This indicator covers all persons with completed university or university education (or similar level) in the field of science and technology, who are also employed in the field of science and technology. These include not only “beta professions”, but also jobs in medicine, social sciences and education. Knowledge building and the dissemination of knowledge are important pillars for economic growth. The higher the level of business knowledge, the higher the quality of the business environment and the better the economy is equipped to realise innovations. Please note: In order to make an international comparison possible, the figures presented here use internationally comparable definitions, which sometimes differ from the definitions normally used by CBS. As a result, differences can occur between these figures and national figures published elsewhere on the CBS website. Data available from 1994 to 2011. Status of the figures: The external sources for this table provide regularly updated data for previous periods. For example, it often happens that countries still provide figures for older years. The reverse, that older figures are withdrawn, happens every now and then. These adjusted data are not marked as such in the table. Changes as of 22 December 2017: No, table has been discontinued. When are new figures coming? It’s not.