PhDs

The Countries With The Most Doctoral Graduates

Is your country among the top PhD producers worldwide? According to an OECD report, the United States had the most doctoral graduates of any country by far, churning out 67,449 of them in 2014, the most recent year data is available. That's over twice as many as second-placed Germany's 28,147. Emerging economies have steadily expanded their higher educational training capacities in recent years so it comes as little surprise that India is high up on the list with 24,300 doctoral graduates.

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This chart shows the number of doctoral graduates (all fields) in 2014.

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Number of new doctorate degree holders in South Korea 2014-2023, by age group
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Number of new doctorate degree holders in South Korea 2023, by major
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Number of students pursuing a doctorate degree in France 2024, by degree
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Number of people with a doctorate degree in Norway 2014-2022, by gender
Canada: doctorate degree graduates 2000-2021
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Employment rate of doctorate graduates South Korea 2012-2021

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