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PhD programmes

How many students begin, are enrolled in, or finish a PhD program in Denmark? This set of statistics includes data on PhD students disaggregated by sex and field of education.

Selected statistics on PhD programmes

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of PhD programmes. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Awarded PhD degrees

This figure shows how many PhD degrees are awarded yearly.
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Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
26.6.2025
Source data

The statistics is based on reports from all Danish institutions approved to offer PhD-educations. The data collection covers the total population.

Awarded PhD degrees by field of education

This figure shows the distribution of awarded PhD degrees by main field of education.
More about the figure
Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
26.6.2025
Source data

The statistics is based on reports from all Danish institutions approved to offer PhD-educations. The data collection covers the total population.

Yearly awarded PhD degrees disaggregated by sex

This figure shows the yearly awarded PhD degrees disaggregated by sex.
More about the figure
Last update
4.6.2024
Next update
26.6.2025
Source data

The statistics is based on reports from all Danish institutions approved to offer PhD-educations. The data collection covers the total population.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Research Education

The aim of the statistics on PhD-students is to show the volume of PhD-education. Furthermore it gives information on the progress of the education and the subjects of the project. Data are comparable since mid-eighties which is as long the PhD education has existed in Denmark.

Need more data on PhD programmes?

You can search further in Statbank Denmark yourself. Find more detailed figures, e.g. on the enrollment of new PhD students and the current population of PhD students.

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