TABLE 1. Percentages of Physics Degrees Awarded to Women in Selected Countries, 1997 and 1998 (2-year averages).
Country | PhD's
% | First-Level
% |
|---|
| France | 27 | 33 |
| Poland a | 23 | 36 |
| Norway c | 23 | 20 |
| Ukraine c | 23 | - |
| Australia d | 22 | 20 |
| Turkey | 21 | 37 |
| India e | 20 | 32 |
| Columbia f | - | 28 |
| Denmark | 17 | 19 |
| Lithuania g | 17 | - |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 20 |
| China-Taipei | 13 | 19 |
| United States | 13 | 18 |
| Sweden | 13 | 17 |
| Canada | 12 | 22 |
| Mexico h | 10 | 18 |
| Germany i | 9 | 10 |
| Switzerland j | 9 | 9 |
| The Netherlands | 9 | 5 |
| South Korea | 8 | 30 |
| Japan | 8 | 13 |
a Poland: 1998 data only.
b Norway: 1996-2001 data.
c Ukraine: 2000-2001 data.
d Australia: Ph.D. data include some master's degrees
(higher degree by research).
e India: Partial data from the Registrar General of India, 1998.
f Columbia: 1998 and 1999 data.
g Lithuania: 1996-2001 data.
h Mexico: Ph.D. data for 1998 only. Bachelor's data for 1998 and 1999.
i Germany: Includes astronomy and astrophysics.
j Switzerland: 1999-2000 data.
Source: Statistical Research Center, International Study of Women in Physics.
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