In 2023, there were significantly more male professors teaching full-time at German universities than female professors. 36,939 male and 14,934 female professors were employed that year. The gender disparity, however, is shrinking. In 1999, about 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 2023, 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 23, 2024). Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 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 2023, by gender (in 1,000)." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 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 2023, by Gender (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 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 2023, by gender (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of full-time professors at universities in Germany from 1999 to 2023, by gender (in 1,000) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184595/number-of-full-time-professors-at-universities-germany/
