In 2021, almost 18 thousand students were awarded their doctoral degrees in South Korea, showing an increase compared to the previous year. While the number of doctoral graduates has steadily increased in recent years, the total number of graduates who have been awarded master's as well as doctoral degrees in 2020 amounted to slightly over one hundred thousand.
Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022
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Korean Educational Development Institute. (January 20, 2023). Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022." Chart. January 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. (2023). Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/
Korean Educational Development Institute, Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of doctoral degrees awarded in South Korea from 2016 to 2022 [Graph], Korean Educational Development Institute, January 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228271/south-korea-doctors-degree-recipients/