In 2022, there were significantly more male professors teaching full-time at German universities than female professors. 36,835 male and 14,326 female professors were employed that year. The gender disparity, however, is shrinking. In 1999, 34,134 male and 3,740 female professors taught full-time at German universities.
Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender
(in 1,000)
Data up to 2008 were retrieved from earlier publications of the Federal Statistical Office. Figures have been rounded for better understanding of the statistic.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (October 6, 2023). Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000)." Chart. October 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2023). Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Full-time Professors at Universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by Gender (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2022, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, October 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
