HC Deb 12 May 1994 vol 243 c189W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many PhDs in technical subjects there are per capita in(a) South Korea and (b) the United Kingdom.

Mr. Waldegrave

The information is not available. However, comparable information is available relating to the number of PhDs awarded in each country per year. The figures for 1990 are:

South Korea United Kingdom
Engineering and Technology 440 750
Maths and Computer Science 75 290
Natural Science 170 2,290
TOTAL (of above) 685 3,330
National Population (millions) 43 58

Sources: Human Resources for Science and Technology: The Asian Region (1993), National Science Foundation, United States of America; University Statistics (1992–93), Volume 1, Students and Staff, University Statistical Record.