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 Researchers in higher education (Estimated value - full-time equivalent - No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Researchers in higher education (Estimated value - full-time equivalent - No.) by Sex; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics
First available period 1996
Last available period 2002
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Sex
Concepts
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • RESEARCH:  Individual in research and development activities who directs or carries out work aimed at creating knowledge and/or designing products, processes, methods or systems.
  • HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION:  An education establishment that provides courses and offers recognised degrees or other recognised tertiary level qualifications. It may also provide post-secondary non-tertiary courses aimed at specialised vocational training.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Definition FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT The total actual working hours, on a full-time or part-time basis, allocated to R&D. FTE employees are calculated by adding the number of full-time equivalent jobs to the fractions of the normal business day of part-time personnel. However, the full-time benchmark is always the "person/year" unit.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Estimated value
Last update date 23/07/2007


information presented in 20/4/2025