In 2021, almost 18 thousand students were awarded their doctoral degrees in South Korea, showing an increase compared to the previous year. While the number of doctoral graduates has steadily increased in recent years, the total number of graduates who have been awarded master's as well as doctoral degrees in 2020 amounted to slightly over one hundred thousand.
Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022
*In South Korea, an academic year consists of two semesters. The first semester is from March to August and the second from September to February. The figures for each year include degrees awarded in August of the previous year and February of the current year.
Degrees awarded by graduate schools, including graduate school colleges.
The release date used here is the access date.
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (January 20, 2023). Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022." Chart. January 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2023). Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
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Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022 [Graph], Korean Educational Development Institute, January 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/