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    PhD programmes

    Awarded PhD degrees
    2,434
    2025

    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.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Graduate, doctorate students (PHD2)

    Awarded PhD degrees by field of education

    This figure shows the distribution of awarded PhD degrees by main field of education.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Graduate, doctorate students (PHD2)

    Yearly awarded PhD degrees disaggregated by sex

    This figure shows the yearly awarded PhD degrees disaggregated by sex.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Graduate, doctorate students (PHD2)
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    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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