Science & Technology in United Kingdom 104 indicators covering science & technology for United Kingdom. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Researchers (HC) - % Female 38.7% 2017 up 5.4% 60th GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 44,366 Million euro 2019 up 52.8% 8th GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 44,366 Million euro 2019 up 52.8% 8th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 10,840 Megawatt 2019 down 67.0% 5th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2019 up 39.9% 8th R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2019 up 39.9% 8th Technicians in R&D 1,305 per million people 2016 up 79.9% 13th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 47.4% 2019 up 8.4% 40th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 41.1% 2023 up 11.3% 64th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 21,623 Thousand persons 2019 up 45.7% 2nd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 26.7% 2023 up 29.0% 52nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 5,437 Number 2017 down 3.4% 8th Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 535,477 Head count 2018 up 42.0% 5th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 535,477 Head count 2018 up 42.0% 5th Individuals - internet use 97.3% 2020 up 17.1% 12th Individuals - frequency of internet use 96.3% 2020 up 21.2% 12th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 40.1% 2023 up 20.1% 50th Share of female researchers by sector of performance 38.6% 2018 up 5.0% 26th Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 9 patents 2024 down 30.8% 6th Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 18 patents 2023 down 83.6% 5th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 7,106 Gigawatt-hour 2019 up 75.0% 15th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 52.5% 2023 up 32.5% 16th National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 740.6 Million euro 2019 up 56.1% 5th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 3,574 Number 2013 down 19.5% 9th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 28.98 Number 2021 up 7.5% 15th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 847.34 Number 2013 down 31.9% 6th Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 98.4% 2020 up 1.1% 30th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,007 Number 2013 down 31.3% 8th Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 98.1% 2020 up 0.8% 9th Broadband internet coverage by technology 99.5% 2025 down 0.5% 3rd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 1,386 Number 2012 down 71.5% 9th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 341.35 Number 2012 down 75.1% 8th Medical technology - historical data 610.99 Number 2014 up 45.1% 8th Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 719.41 Number 2013 down 22.2% 5th R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 0.7% 2017 down 9.5% 16th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 30.78 Number 2013 down 43.0% 8th Internet purchases by individuals 80.1% 2019 up 38.9% 1st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 2,796 Number 2012 down 25.8% 3rd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 484.17 Number 2012 down 44.8% 5th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 644.7 Number 2012 down 36.3% 3rd Individuals - mobile internet access 56.3% 2019 up 68.9% 4th Broadband internet coverage by speed 99.2% 2020 up 0.9% 14th Individuals - internet activities 40.0% 2015 up 51.2% 9th Individuals - places of internet use 2.6% 2010 down 50.6% 16th ← Previous Page 2 of 2