Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector National summary Personnel employed in R+D (in FTE) by field of operation, occupation and sex. Units: Full time equivalent ,Total FTE,,Researchers FTE,,Technicians FTE,,Assistants FTE,, ,Total,Females,Total,Females,Total,Females,Total,Females, Total,200,865.8,81,297.2,122,437.0,47,728.6,55,523.2,22,009.2,22,905.6,11,559.4, Public Administration,39,677.8,20,269.7,19,961.8,9,349.6,13,044.3,7,225.9,6,671.7,3,694.2, Higher education,73,326.9,33,366.5,57,106.5,24,278.2,9,148.6,4,703.2,7,071.8,4,385.1, Companies,87,431.5,27,436.7,45,151.0,13,984.0,33,163.6,10,003.7,9,116.9,3,449.0, PNPI,429.6,224.3,217.7,116.8,166.7,76.4,45.2,31.1, Notes: 1) FTE: Full Time Equivalent Source: National Statistics Institute