Doctoral graduates by sex and age group - per thousand population aged 25 to 34 by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
4
Switzerland
Lowest
0.3
Montenegro
Median
1.8
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
560
What the numbers show
Doctoral graduates by sex and age group - per thousand population aged 25 to 34 is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 4 in Switzerland; the lowest is 0.3 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8, and the mean is 1.88.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 433.3%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 31.4%).
Doctoral graduates by sex: per thousand population aged 25 to 34: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 4 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 3.7 | 2022 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3.3 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 3.3 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 2.8 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 2.7 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 2.6 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 2.6 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 2.4 | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Netherlands | 2.3 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.3 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 2.3 | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 2.3 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Ireland | 2.3 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 2.3 | 2024 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 2.3 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 2.2 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 1.8 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 1.8 | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 1.8 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 21 | France | 1.8 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.8 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1.8 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 1.8 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 1.7 | 2024 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.6 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 1.6 | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Estonia | 1.6 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 1.6 | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 1.6 | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 34 | Romania | 1.5 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Cyprus | 1.1 | 2024 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 1.1 | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Türkiye | 1.1 | 2024 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 1 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 1 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 0.9 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 0.9 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 0.8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 0.8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0.3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.