02 Jun 2026
ERA Scoreboard 2025 highlights progress and challenges across ERA priorities
The ERA Scoreboard is a component of the ERA Monitoring Mechanism, which provides a basis for evidence-informed policymaking in the European Research Area. The indicator system covers 60 indicators that provide a comprehensive overview of the progress made towards achieving the ERA priorities both at the level of the European Union and national levels.
The findings highlight substantial progress in several ERA sub-priorities. Notable improvements are observed in areas such as R&D investment, open science, gender equality, researchers’ careers and mobility, and global engagement. Positive developments are also evident in synergies with sectoral and industrial policies, as well as in citizen and societal engagement in research and innovation.
At the same time, moderate progress has been recorded in knowledge valorisation and in efforts to strengthen R&I systems in lower-performing countries and regions. For example, the share of innovating firms collaborating with Higher Education Institutions is staggering at around 13.6% since 2020, and the number of participations of Widening countries in Horizon Europe has only slightly been increased since 2015.
The report identifies limited or stagnating progress in several key areas, including scientific leadership, challenge-based R&I actions, coordination of R&I investments, and synergies with education and skills policies.
As a next step, the ERA Scoreboard 2025 will be complemented by further analytical outputs under the ERA Monitoring Mechanism, including country-specific assessments (‘Country Snapshots’).
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