This statistic presents the number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, broken down by subject area and gender. In that year, around 16 thousand male students were enrolled as engineering PhD students, while only around three thousand female students were enrolled in the same area.
Number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, by subject area and gender
(in 1,000s)
The source does only provide the total number of students and the number of female students. Since this is a governmental source and South Korea only recognizes two genders, the number of female students was subtracted from the total number of students in order to calculate the number of male students.
The source does not provide a release date, therefore the date given is date of access.
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (July 24, 2020). Number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, by subject area and gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004759/south-korea-enrolled-phd-students-by-subject-area-and-gender/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, by subject area and gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004759/south-korea-enrolled-phd-students-by-subject-area-and-gender/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2020). Number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, by subject area and gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004759/south-korea-enrolled-phd-students-by-subject-area-and-gender/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Enrolled Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Students in South Korea as of October 2019, by Subject Area and Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004759/south-korea-enrolled-phd-students-by-subject-area-and-gender/
Korean Educational Development Institute, Number of enrolled postgraduate doctoral degree students in South Korea as of October 2019, by subject area and gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004759/south-korea-enrolled-phd-students-by-subject-area-and-gender/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
