PhD graduates; experiences and duration PhD track
| Sex | Margins | PhD characteristics | Periods | Sufficiently prepared for career In academia (%) | Sufficiently prepared for career Outside academia (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Value | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 39.3 | 24.1 |
| Total male and female | Value | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 44.1 | 12.9 |
| Total male and female | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 36.1 | 21.4 |
| Total male and female | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 40.3 | 10.5 |
| Total male and female | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 42.6 | 27.0 |
| Total male and female | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 48.0 | 15.7 |
| Male | Value | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 40.8 | 25.1 |
| Male | Value | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 48.1 | 11.4 |
| Male | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 37.2 | 22.0 |
| Male | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 42.7 | 8.4 |
| Male | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 44.5 | 28.4 |
| Male | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 53.5 | 15.3 |
| Female | Value | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 33.2 | 20.0 |
| Female | Value | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 39.6 | 14.6 |
| Female | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 25.9 | 14.3 |
| Female | Lower bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 34.3 | 11.1 |
| Female | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | 07 Engineering, manufacturing, con... | 2019 | 41.4 | 27.3 |
| Female | Upper bound 95% confidence interval | Type of PhD Candidate: contract-PhD | 2019 | 45.2 | 19.0 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Table explanation
This table shows figures on how PhD graduates experienced their PhD-track and the duration of their PhD-track, by sex and PhD characteristics (time since receiving PhD, discipline and type of PhD).
The figures come from the periodically recurring Careers of Doctorate Holders survey. Data from the 2019 survey are published for the first time on Statline. The survey was also conducted in 2010 and 2014. The target population consists of all individuals who have obtained their PhD at a university affiliated with the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) since the academic year 1990/’91, who were under the age of 70 at the time of the survey, and who were residing in the Netherlands according to the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) at that time.
Data available from: 2019.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definite.
Changes as of December 24, 2025:
None, this is a new table.
When will new figures be published?
New figures from GPE 2025 will be published in the first quarter of 2026.
Description topics
- Sufficiently prepared for career
- In academia
- A person who indicated in the questionnaire that they were sufficiently prepared for a career in academia during their PhD trajectory.
- Outside academia
- A person who indicated in the questionnaire that they were sufficiently prepared for a career outside of academia during their PhD trajectory.