In 2023, the number of graduates who obtained a doctorate in South Korea amounted to around 17,700, a slight decrease compared to the previous year. The total number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea has risen in recent years.
Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
In South Korea, the academic year is divided into two semesters, which run from March to August and from September to February. The figures provided here include academic degrees awarded in August of the previous year and February of the current year.
Degrees awarded by graduate schools, including graduate school colleges.
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (February 27, 2024). Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2024). Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Doctoral Degrees Earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute, Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of doctoral degrees earned in South Korea from 2016 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korean Educational Development Institute, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453510/south-korea-doctoral-degree-recipients/
