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,208,831.4,83,681.8,126,777.5,48,771.0,58,028.7,22,821.4,24,025.2,12,089.4, Public Administration,41,786.6,21,384.1,21,849.8,10,219.8,13,384.2,7,501.4,6,552.6,3,662.9, Higher education,77,238.1,34,677.8,59,775.4,24,843.5,10,233.8,5,319.7,7,228.9,4,514.6, Companies,89,364.3,27,380.8,44,920.3,13,584.3,34,243.4,9,913.4,10,200.6,3,883.1, PNPI,442.4,239.1,232.0,123.4,167.3,86.9,43.1,28.8, Notes: 1) FTE: Full Time Equivalent Source: National Statistics Institute