Subject groups, total 2) | Humanities | Sports | Law, economics, social sciences | Mathematics, natural sciences | Human medicine, health sciences | Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine | Engineering | Art, art theory | |||
Category | Year | Sex | Number | ||||||||
Doctorate | 1996 | Total | 22,849 | 2,091 | 59 | 2,651 | 7,006 | 7,337 | 1,060 | 2,307 | 303 |
Male | 15,745 | 1,244 | 45 | 2,040 | 5,239 | 4,318 | 552 | 2,144 | 140 | ||
Female | 7,104 | 847 | 14 | 611 | 1,767 | 3,019 | 508 | 163 | 163 | ||
1997 | Total | 24,174 | 2,146 | 63 | 2,785 | 7,332 | 8,098 | 1,067 | 2,292 | 317 | |
Male | 16,404 | 1,235 | 45 | 2,100 | 5,498 | 4,656 | 567 | 2,101 | 150 | ||
Female | 7,770 | 911 | 18 | 685 | 1,834 | 3,442 | 500 | 191 | 167 | ||
1998 | Total | 24,890 | 2,174 | 41 | 2,944 | 7,616 | 8,491 | 1,102 | 2,172 | 288 | |
Male | 16,662 | 1,267 | 26 | 2,232 | 5,552 | 4,847 | 590 | 1,992 | 118 | ||
Female | 8,228 | 907 | 15 | 712 | 2,064 | 3,644 | 512 | 180 | 170 | ||
1999 | Total | 24,545 | 2,252 | 67 | 3,076 | 7,401 | 7,911 | 1,182 | 2,342 | 314 | |
Male | 16,359 | 1,285 | 46 | 2,230 | 5,428 | 4,477 | 601 | 2,161 | 131 | ||
Female | 8,186 | 967 | 21 | 846 | 1,973 | 3,434 | 581 | 181 | 183 | ||
2000 | Total | 25,780 | 2,674 | 58 | 3,261 | 7,607 | 8,397 | 1,068 | 2,398 | 317 | |
Male | 16,928 | 1,477 | 42 | 2,327 | 5,584 | 4,687 | 532 | 2,152 | 127 | ||
Female | 8,852 | 1,197 | 16 | 934 | 2,023 | 3,710 | 536 | 246 | 190 | ||
2001 | Total | 24,796 | 2,539 | 80 | 3,403 | 7,095 | 8,088 | 984 | 2,299 | 308 | |
Male | 16,044 | 1,388 | 61 | 2,405 | 5,122 | 4,435 | 470 | 2,037 | 126 | ||
Female | 8,752 | 1,151 | 19 | 998 | 1,973 | 3,653 | 514 | 262 | 182 | ||
2002 | Total | 23,838 | 2,403 | 85 | 3,130 | 6,575 | 8,062 | 992 | 2,332 | 259 | |
Male | 15,166 | 1,247 | 59 | 2,203 | 4,677 | 4,347 | 422 | 2,100 | 111 | ||
Female | 8,672 | 1,156 | 26 | 927 | 1,898 | 3,715 | 570 | 232 | 148 | ||
2003 | Total | 23,043 | 2,512 | 85 | 3,342 | 6,412 | 7,193 | 1,033 | 2,153 | 313 | |
Male | 14,319 | 1,238 | 63 | 2,291 | 4,422 | 3,782 | 477 | 1,928 | 118 | ||
Female | 8,724 | 1,274 | 22 | 1,051 | 1,990 | 3,411 | 556 | 225 | 195 | ||
2004 | Total | 23,138 | 2,518 | 93 | 3,329 | 6,345 | 7,447 | 1,049 | 2,112 | 245 | |
Male | 14,108 | 1,246 | 54 | 2,258 | 4,399 | 3,743 | 436 | 1,874 | 98 | ||
Female | 9,030 | 1,272 | 39 | 1,071 | 1,946 | 3,704 | 613 | 238 | 147 | ||
2005 | Total | 25,952 | 2,852 | 90 | 3,811 | 7,068 | 8,224 | 1,243 | 2,336 | 328 | |
Male | 15,680 | 1,453 | 63 | 2,621 | 4,715 | 4,165 | 522 | 2,019 | 122 | ||
Female | 10,272 | 1,399 | 27 | 1,190 | 2,353 | 4,059 | 721 | 317 | 206 | ||
2006 | Total | 24,287 | 2,596 | 90 | 3,785 | 6,658 | 7,560 | 1,056 | 2,206 | 301 | |
Male | 14,360 | 1,235 | 56 | 2,574 | 4,278 | 3,732 | 424 | 1,907 | 125 | ||
Female | 9,927 | 1,361 | 34 | 1,211 | 2,380 | 3,828 | 632 | 299 | 176 | ||
2007 | Total | 23,843 | 2,649 | 110 | 3,368 | 6,863 | 7,222 | 1,074 | 2,247 | 262 | |
Male | 13,775 | 1,245 | 68 | 2,194 | 4,317 | 3,429 | 402 | 1,969 | 111 | ||
Female | 10,068 | 1,404 | 42 | 1,174 | 2,546 | 3,793 | 672 | 278 | 151 | ||
2008 | Total | 25,190 | 2,679 | 110 | 3,769 | 7,303 | 7,352 | 1,011 | 2,541 | 323 | |
Male | 14,632 | 1,244 | 69 | 2,531 | 4,570 | 3,420 | 410 | 2,178 | 121 | ||
Female | 10,558 | 1,435 | 41 | 1,238 | 2,733 | 3,932 | 601 | 363 | 202 | ||
2009 | Total | 25,084 | 2,625 | 101 | 3,549 | 7,425 | 7,700 | 994 | 2,340 | 258 | |
Male | 14,017 | 1,206 | 59 | 2,298 | 4,505 | 3,472 | 364 | 1,940 | 98 | ||
Female | 11,067 | 1,419 | 42 | 1,251 | 2,920 | 4,228 | 630 | 400 | 160 | ||
2010 | Total | 25,629 | 2,760 | 115 | 3,534 | 8,092 | 7,287 | 1,019 | 2,561 | 261 | |
Male | 14,328 | 1,255 | 66 | 2,233 | 4,913 | 3,220 | 384 | 2,167 | 90 | ||
Female | 11,301 | 1,505 | 49 | 1,301 | 3,179 | 4,067 | 635 | 394 | 171 | ||
2011 | Total | 26,981 | 2,711 | 138 | 3,761 | 8,460 | 7,771 | 1,027 | 2,833 | 248 | |
Male | 14,876 | 1,197 | 71 | 2,402 | 5,094 | 3,299 | 363 | 2,333 | 90 | ||
Female | 12,105 | 1,514 | 67 | 1,359 | 3,366 | 4,472 | 664 | 500 | 158 | ||
2012 | Total | 26,807 | 2,890 | 129 | 3,509 | 8,718 | 7,350 | 1,065 | 2,860 | 256 | |
Male | 14,628 | 1,269 | 80 | 2,236 | 5,150 | 3,072 | 358 | 2,355 | 85 | ||
Female | 12,179 | 1,621 | 49 | 1,273 | 3,568 | 4,278 | 707 | 505 | 171 | ||
2013 | Total | 27,707 | 2,997 | 128 | 3,746 | 9,560 | 7,003 | 897 | 3,119 | 255 | |
Male | 15,451 | 1,380 | 70 | 2,394 | 5,797 | 2,871 | 332 | 2,517 | 90 | ||
Female | 12,256 | 1,617 | 58 | 1,352 | 3,763 | 4,132 | 565 | 602 | 165 | ||
2014 | Total | 28,147 | 3,015 | 157 | 3,646 | 9,521 | 7,326 | 969 | 3,187 | 306 | |
Male | 15,349 | 1,294 | 97 | 2,253 | 5,733 | 2,945 | 327 | 2,582 | 112 | ||
Female | 12,798 | 1,721 | 60 | 1,393 | 3,788 | 4,381 | 642 | 605 | 194 | ||
2015 | Total | 29,218 | 3,036 | 148 | 3,692 | 9,950 | 7,322 | 1,016 | 3,736 | 318 | |
Male | 16,166 | 1,263 | 83 | 2,317 | 6,077 | 2,948 | 354 | 3,016 | 108 | ||
Female | 13,052 | 1,773 | 65 | 1,375 | 3,873 | 4,374 | 662 | 720 | 210 | ||
2016 | Total | 29,303 | 2,175 | 105 | 4,794 | 8,782 | 7,414 | 1,008 | 4,719 | 302 | |
Male | 16,055 | 1,046 | 56 | 2,587 | 5,044 | 3,003 | 334 | 3,886 | 96 | ||
Female | 13,248 | 1,129 | 49 | 2,207 | 3,738 | 4,411 | 674 | 833 | 206 | ||
2017 | Total | 28,404 | 2,030 | 140 | 4,412 | 8,616 | 7,125 | 1,100 | 4,711 | 263 | |
Male | 15,691 | 958 | 79 | 2,429 | 4,971 | 2,931 | 403 | 3,832 | 83 | ||
Female | 12,713 | 1,072 | 61 | 1,983 | 3,645 | 4,194 | 697 | 879 | 180 | ||
2018 | Total | 27,838 | 1,990 | 140 | 4,242 | 8,445 | 7,301 | 946 | 4,458 | 315 | |
Male | 15,261 | 903 | 85 | 2,287 | 4,934 | 3,016 | 325 | 3,605 | 105 | ||
Female | 12,577 | 1,087 | 55 | 1,955 | 3,511 | 4,285 | 621 | 853 | 210 | ||
2019 | Total | 28,280 | 2,013 | 117 | 4,157 | 8,314 | 7,715 | 889 | 4,773 | 297 | |
Male | 15,418 | 938 | 66 | 2,201 | 4,818 | 3,074 | 335 | 3,881 | 101 | ||
Female | 12,862 | 1,075 | 51 | 1,956 | 3,496 | 4,641 | 554 | 892 | 196 | ||
2020 | Total | 26,220 | 1,682 | 104 | 3,898 | 7,930 | 7,256 | 892 | 4,215 | 239 | |
Male | 14,395 | 747 | 57 | 2,098 | 4,665 | 3,009 | 324 | 3,397 | 95 | ||
Female | 11,825 | 935 | 47 | 1,800 | 3,265 | 4,247 | 568 | 818 | 144 | ||
2021 | Total | 28,153 | 1,775 | 145 | 3,891 | 7,896 | 8,753 | 901 | 4,560 | 230 | |
Male | 15,226 | 791 | 76 | 2,081 | 4,638 | 3,573 | 315 | 3,678 | 72 | ||
Female | 12,927 | 984 | 69 | 1,810 | 3,258 | 5,180 | 586 | 882 | 158 | ||
2022 | Total | 27,692 | 1,727 | 117 | 3,910 | 7,755 | 8,721 | 827 | 4,416 | 217 | |
Male | 14,938 | 823 | 68 | 2,042 | 4,638 | 3,450 | 293 | 3,537 | 85 | ||
Female | 12,754 | 904 | 49 | 1,868 | 3,117 | 5,271 | 534 | 879 | 132 | ||
Habilitation | 1996 | Total | 1,609 | 320 | 9 | 171 | 424 | 541 | 48 | 65 | 31 |
Male | 1,401 | 250 | 9 | 150 | 381 | 489 | 42 | 60 | 20 | ||
Female | 208 | 70 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
1997 | Total | 1,740 | 381 | 7 | 154 | 457 | 616 | 48 | 51 | 26 | |
Male | 1,467 | 289 | 6 | 128 | 400 | 539 | 41 | 48 | 16 | ||
Female | 273 | 92 | 1 | 26 | 57 | 77 | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
1998 | Total | 1,915 | 389 | 17 | 194 | 560 | 637 | 55 | 45 | 18 | |
Male | 1,622 | 278 | 15 | 165 | 487 | 576 | 43 | 45 | 13 | ||
Female | 293 | 111 | 2 | 29 | 73 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||
1999 | Total | 1,926 | 368 | 12 | 210 | 563 | 625 | 61 | 64 | 23 | |
Male | 1,586 | 245 | 8 | 175 | 480 | 549 | 51 | 61 | 17 | ||
Female | 340 | 123 | 4 | 35 | 83 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 6 | ||
2000 | Total | 2,128 | 410 | 16 | 253 | 587 | 700 | 52 | 83 | 27 | |
Male | 1,736 | 282 | 14 | 215 | 493 | 604 | 35 | 76 | 17 | ||
Female | 392 | 128 | 2 | 38 | 94 | 96 | 17 | 7 | 10 | ||
2001 | Total | 2,199 | 445 | 12 | 214 | 528 | 811 | 62 | 92 | 35 | |
Male | 1,820 | 319 | 11 | 184 | 461 | 690 | 49 | 82 | 24 | ||
Female | 379 | 126 | 1 | 30 | 67 | 121 | 13 | 10 | 11 | ||
2002 | Total | 2,302 | 467 | 13 | 225 | 557 | 849 | 66 | 92 | 33 | |
Male | 1,804 | 291 | 12 | 183 | 456 | 717 | 45 | 79 | 21 | ||
Female | 498 | 176 | 1 | 42 | 101 | 132 | 21 | 13 | 12 | ||
2003 | Total | 2,209 | 439 | 11 | 242 | 477 | 873 | 56 | 79 | 32 | |
Male | 1,722 | 277 | 7 | 182 | 406 | 726 | 41 | 67 | 16 | ||
Female | 487 | 162 | 4 | 60 | 71 | 147 | 15 | 12 | 16 | ||
2004 | Total | 2,283 | 466 | 15 | 241 | 478 | 910 | 54 | 84 | 35 | |
Male | 1,765 | 302 | 12 | 189 | 389 | 740 | 36 | 71 | 26 | ||
Female | 518 | 164 | 3 | 52 | 89 | 170 | 18 | 13 | 9 | ||
2005 | Total | 2,001 | 371 | 9 | 225 | 371 | 856 | 57 | 82 | 30 | |
Male | 1,541 | 238 | 8 | 184 | 302 | 684 | 38 | 71 | 16 | ||
Female | 460 | 133 | 1 | 41 | 69 | 172 | 19 | 11 | 14 | ||
2006 | Total | 1,993 | 374 | 14 | 195 | 377 | 894 | 49 | 67 | 23 | |
Male | 1,551 | 232 | 11 | 156 | 306 | 737 | 33 | 62 | 14 | ||
Female | 442 | 142 | 3 | 39 | 71 | 157 | 16 | 5 | 9 | ||
2007 | Total | 1,881 | 354 | 12 | 163 | 376 | 846 | 35 | 66 | 29 | |
Male | 1,424 | 220 | 9 | 120 | 314 | 666 | 25 | 52 | 18 | ||
Female | 457 | 134 | 3 | 43 | 62 | 180 | 10 | 14 | 11 | ||
2008 | Total | 1,800 | 343 | 9 | 176 | 330 | 811 | 34 | 71 | 26 | |
Male | 1,378 | 224 | 5 | 135 | 282 | 633 | 27 | 58 | 14 | ||
Female | 422 | 119 | 4 | 41 | 48 | 178 | 7 | 13 | 12 | ||
2009 | Total | 1,820 | 349 | 4 | 182 | 337 | 816 | 41 | 66 | 25 | |
Male | 1,387 | 206 | 1 | 144 | 290 | 651 | 30 | 56 | 9 | ||
Female | 433 | 143 | 3 | 38 | 47 | 165 | 11 | 10 | 16 | ||
2010 | Total | 1,755 | 318 | 14 | 139 | 295 | 867 | 44 | 57 | 21 | |
Male | 1,318 | 201 | 10 | 102 | 237 | 679 | 28 | 49 | 12 | ||
Female | 437 | 117 | 4 | 37 | 58 | 188 | 16 | 8 | 9 | ||
2011 | Total | 1,563 | 268 | 7 | 114 | 257 | 799 | 29 | 65 | 24 | |
Male | 1,165 | 153 | 6 | 92 | 218 | 621 | 14 | 50 | 11 | ||
Female | 398 | 115 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 178 | 15 | 15 | 13 | ||
2012 | Total | 1,646 | 288 | 8 | 126 | 259 | 847 | 47 | 58 | 13 | |
Male | 1,202 | 174 | 5 | 95 | 211 | 631 | 30 | 51 | 5 | ||
Female | 444 | 114 | 3 | 31 | 48 | 216 | 17 | 7 | 8 | ||
2013 | Total | 1,567 | 269 | 7 | 140 | 243 | 789 | 39 | 68 | 12 | |
Male | 1,138 | 160 | 4 | 102 | 201 | 591 | 21 | 55 | 4 | ||
Female | 429 | 109 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 198 | 18 | 13 | 8 | ||
2014 | Total | 1,627 | 261 | 11 | 143 | 276 | 828 | 35 | 53 | 20 | |
Male | 1,174 | 149 | 6 | 107 | 218 | 622 | 15 | 45 | 12 | ||
Female | 453 | 112 | 5 | 36 | 58 | 206 | 20 | 8 | 8 | ||
2015 | Total | 1,627 | 236 | 9 | 201 | 247 | 796 | 36 | 79 | 23 | |
Male | 1,165 | 159 | 7 | 139 | 181 | 571 | 22 | 72 | 14 | ||
Female | 462 | 77 | 2 | 62 | 66 | 225 | 14 | 7 | 9 | ||
2016 | Total | 1,581 | 218 | 8 | 202 | 211 | 802 | 41 | 84 | 15 | |
Male | 1,100 | 132 | 5 | 117 | 153 | 596 | 22 | 72 | 3 | ||
Female | 481 | 86 | 3 | 85 | 58 | 206 | 19 | 12 | 12 | ||
2017 | Total | 1,586 | 201 | 13 | 194 | 239 | 779 | 49 | 92 | 19 | |
Male | 1,122 | 123 | 10 | 125 | 189 | 568 | 27 | 69 | 11 | ||
Female | 464 | 78 | 3 | 69 | 50 | 211 | 22 | 23 | 8 | ||
2018 | Total | 1,529 | 203 | 16 | 176 | 218 | 778 | 34 | 81 | 23 | |
Male | 1,046 | 113 | 13 | 102 | 175 | 541 | 15 | 75 | 12 | ||
Female | 483 | 90 | 3 | 74 | 43 | 237 | 19 | 6 | 11 | ||
2019 | Total | 1,518 | 212 | 18 | 199 | 170 | 797 | 31 | 84 | 7 | |
Male | 1,034 | 122 | 15 | 130 | 135 | 542 | 15 | 71 | 4 | ||
Female | 484 | 90 | 3 | 69 | 35 | 255 | 16 | 13 | 3 | ||
2020 | Total | 1,533 | 191 | 10 | 175 | 196 | 847 | 32 | 65 | 17 | |
Male | 995 | 102 | 8 | 102 | 138 | 572 | 12 | 51 | 10 | ||
Female | 538 | 89 | 2 | 73 | 58 | 275 | 20 | 14 | 7 | ||
2021 | Total | 1,621 | 213 | 25 | 182 | 180 | 908 | 29 | 76 | 8 | |
Male | 1,071 | 125 | 13 | 109 | 138 | 600 | 14 | 65 | 7 | ||
Female | 550 | 88 | 12 | 73 | 42 | 308 | 15 | 11 | 1 | ||
2022 | Total | 1,535 | 213 | 20 | 156 | 161 | 870 | 25 | 68 | 22 | |
Male | 974 | 119 | 15 | 89 | 115 | 552 | 12 | 59 | 13 | ||
Female | 561 | 94 | 5 | 67 | 46 | 318 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office (GENESIS-Online database, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.2, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.4, Statistischer Bericht Prüfungsstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Habilitationsstatistik)
This table also appears in the Federal Report on Research and Innovation as Table 18.
Notes:
1) There have been changes in the subject classification that apply to the habilitation statistics as of 2015, and to doctorates (examination statistics) as of 2016, so parts of the data are of limited comparability with the previous years. For more information see source. Subject group "Languages, cultural studies" has been renamed "Humanities". Former group "Veterinary medicine" has been added to group "Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine"; the values have been retrospectively adjusted to all years presented. There have been changes in the subject classification that apply to the habilitation statistics as of 2020, and to doctorates (examination statistics) as of 2021, so parts of the data are of limited comparability with the previous years.
2) Doctorates including subjects outside the fields of study stucture.
Last update: October 24, 2023
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