In Sweden, the most popular field of study among both male and female doctoral (PhD) students is medicine and health studies. In 2021, more than 3,700 women and 2,350 men took their PhD in this subject. Moreover, whereas social sciences is the second most common field of study among female PhD students, natural sciences is the second most popular among male PhD students.
Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender
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Statistics Sweden. (April 13, 2022). Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/
Statistics Sweden. "Number of Doctoral Students in Sweden in 2021, by Field of Studies and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/
Statistics Sweden, Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Number of doctoral students in Sweden in 2021, by field of studies and gender [Graph], Statistics Sweden, April 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549777/sweden-doctoral-students-by-field-of-studies-and-gender/