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Careers of doctorate holders, Slovenia, 2009 – final data
Tuesday, May 31, 2011, First Release
An average doctorate holder in Slovenia in 2009 was a man, aged below 54 years, employed in the higher education sector, on average he was satisfied with his job and was employed by his employer for a long time.
Among all doctorate holders were 62% men and 38% women
On 31 December 2009 there were 6,477 doctorate holders in Slovenia aged up to 69 years, 2443 or. 38% of them women. Most of the doctorate holders (almost 60%) were aged between 35 to 54 years old.
Among all the doctorate holders one tenth (9%) received their doctorate degree abroad. Most of the doctorate holders (27%) had doctorate degrees in natural science, followed by those who had doctorate degrees in engineering and technological sciences (22%); the fewest doctorate holders had doctorate degrees in agricultural sciences (6%). Among all the doctorate holders, 837 (of whom 40% women) received their doctorate degrees recently, in 2008 or 2009. Their average age at graduation was 34.9 years and the total average time to completion of the doctoral study was 4.59 years. Two-fifths of doctorate holders were university or higher education professors
On 31 December 2009, the majority (5,985 or. 92%) of doctorate holders were employed, 6% were inactive and 1% unemployed. More than half (54%) doctorate holders were employed in higher education sector. Among all employed doctorate holders, two-fifths were university or higher education professors and only 10% were executives, managers or senior officials. 79% of doctorate holders at principal job dealt with research and/or experimental work. Inter-sectoral comparison shows that among all doctorate holders the higest share (90%) of researchers1) was in the higher education sector; of whom women made up 36% of all researchers in the higher education sector. According to the data, the doctorate holders remain at one employer for a longer period; 68% of them have not changed the job or the employer in the last ten years2). 78% of employed doctorate holders had their principal job with permanent contract. Among the doctorates holders who graduated in the past few years a higher share of those employed with temporary contract can be observed. Doctorate holders were on average satisfied with their principal job
Doctorate holders assessed their satisfaction for each category3) , where more than 50% of doctorate holders assessed their satisfaction in almost all categories as "satisfied”. More than 40% of doctorate holders were very satisfied with the degree of independence, the intellectual challenge and the job location, the biggest dissatisfaction was expressed in terms of opportunities for advancement and salary. 14% of doctorate holders were in the past ten years internationally mobile4)
Among all the doctorate holders, one tenth was over the past ten years temporarily residing abroad. Most of them came back because of family or personal reasons and factors associated with employment. 6% of all doctorate holders intend to move temporarily from Slovenia within the next 12 months, mostly due to academic reasons and reasons related to employment.
1) Researchers are professionals who on 31 December 2009 were engaged in research and/or experimental work, i.e. conception or creation of new knowledge, products, procedures, methods or systems and managed such projects (more than 10% of his or her working time).
2) Between 31 December 1999 and 30 December 2009.
3) Categories related to the principal job which were assessed were: salary, benefits, job security, location, working conditions, intellectual challenge, opportunities for advancement, level of responsibility, degree of independence, contribution to society and social status.
4) An internationally mobile doctorate holder is a person who after being awarded a doctorate in the period between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2009 moved to a country that is not his or her usual residence for a period of at least three months because of postdoctoral studies, work or research. Table 1: Doctorate holders by age class and sex, Slovenia, 2009
| Age class | Total | Sex |
| Total | Men | Women |
| Total | 6,477 | 4,034 | 2,443 |
| less than 35 years old | 1,159 | 717 | 443 |
| 35-44 years old | 2,071 | 1,130 | 941 |
| 45-54 years old | 1,613 | 980 | 633 |
| 55-64 years old | 1,221 | 866 | 355 |
| 65-69 years old | 413 | 341M | 72M |
M less precise estimate-use with caution Source: SORS |
Table 2: Number of doctorate holders by field of doctoral degree, and number of recent doctorate recipients by field of doctoral degree, by average age at graduation and average time to completion, Slovenia, 2009
| Field of doctoral degree | All
doctorate holders | Recent doctorate recipients |
All
doctorate holders | Total | Average age
at graduation | Average time
to completion
( in years) |
| Total | 6,477 | 837 | 34.88 | 4.59 |
| Natural sciences | 1,757 | 211M | 33,32M | 5,03M |
| Engineering and technology | 1,399 | 187M | 32,21M | 4,96M |
| Medical sciences | 816 | 109M | 35,61M | 4,84M |
| Agricultural sciences | 389 | 58M | 34,63M | 4,42M |
| Social sciences | 1,282 | 168M | 38,05M | 3,68M |
| Humanities | 808 | 103M | 37,1M | 4,28M |
| Unspecified field | N | - | - | - |
- no occurrence of event M less precise estimate-use with caution N too imprecise estimate to be published Source: SURS |
Table 3: Number of employed doctorate holders by sector of employment and sex, Slovenia, 2009
| Sector of employment | Employed doctorate holders | Employed as researchers |
| Total | Sex | Total | Sex |
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
| Total | 5,985 | 3,731 | 2,254 | 4,752 | 3,002 | 1,750 |
| Business enterprise sector | 1,147 | 742 | 405 | 714 | 468 | 246M |
| Government sector | 1,400 | 852 | 547 | 1,049 | 624 | 425 |
| Higher education sector | 3,215 | 2,012 | 1,203 | 2,879 | 1,835 | 1,044 |
| Other education sector | 87M | N | 55M | N | N | N |
| Private non-profit sector | 137M | 91M | N | 78M | 58M | N |
M less precise estimate-use with caution N too imprecise estimate to be published Source: SORS |
Table 4: Number of employed doctorate holders and recient doctorate holders by type of employment and sex, Slovenia, 2009
| Sex | Total number of employed
doctorate holders | Number of employed recent
doctoral recipients |
| Total | Type of
employment | Total | Type of
employment |
| Total | permanent | temporary | Total | permanent | temporary |
| Total | 5,985 | 4,659 | 1,327 | 812 | 493M | 317M |
| Men | 3,731 | 2,996 | 735 | 496 | 319M | 176M |
| Women | 2,254 | 1,663 | 592 | 316 | 175M | 141M |
M less precise estimate-use with caution Source: SORS |
Chart 1: Share of doctorate holders by age group and sex, Slovenia, 2009  Source: SORS
Chart 2: Share of doctorate holders by assessed satisfaction with each category related to the principal job, Slovenia, 2009  Source: SORS
Methodological note - In 2010, SORS conducted the international statistical survey on the careers of doctorate holders for the first time. With the statistical survey we observed people with doctorate degrees (regardless of whether the doctorate was obtained in Slovenia or abroad) aged up to 69 years, who have a permanent or temporary residence in Slovenia, on 31 December 2009. - For classifying data by fields of science, the 2007 International Classification of Fields of Science and Technology is used. - Because the survey did not include all units of the target population, but only a selected random sample, sampling errors appear in estimates. Therefore, the precision of estimates can vary. The Statistical Office draws attention to less precise estimates by flagging them with a special sign or by not publishing them at all. - Because of rounding, the totals do not always add up.
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