Press release No. 253 of 7 July 2020
WIESBADEN – A total of 1,518 scientists completed their post-doctoral lecturing qualifications (habilitations) at universities in Germany in 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the number of habilitations fell slightly by 0.7% compared with the previous year. The number of women who obtained a post-doctoral lecturing qualification remained largely unchanged at 484 (+0.2%). This means that habilitations completed by women accounted for 32% of all habilitations. In 2009, the relevant proportion was just under 24%.
Long time series are available in table Postdoctoral lecturing qualifications (21351-0001) in the GENESIS-Online database.
