International PhD Equivalent Degrees
- Afghanistan: ډاکټر
- Algeria : Doctorat, دكتوراه
- Argentina: Doctorado (Dr.)
- Azerbaijan: Doktorantura (Dr.)
- Armenia: գիտությունների թեկնածու, դոցենտ
- Austria: Doktor (Dr., plural: DDr.)
- Belarus: by: кандидат наук
- Belgium (Dutch-speaking): Doctor
- Belgium (French-speaking): Doctorat
- Brazil: Doutorado
- Bulgaria: Доктор
- China: 博士
- Chile: Doctorado
- Colombia: Doctorado
- Croatia: Doktor
- Czech Republic: CSc. and DrSc. was used till 1998, since 1998 PhD written as Ph.D. is used
- Denmark: Licentiate, Magister, PhD (the doctorates are higher degrees)
- Dominican Republic: Doctorado
- Ecuador: Doctorado
- Egypt: Doctorat
- Estonia: Doktor
- Finland: Tohtori
- France: Doctorat
- Germany: Doktor
- Greece: Διδακτορικό
- Hong Kong: 博士 (Doctor)
- India: Doctorate
- Indonesia: Doktor
- Iran: دکترا(Doctora)
- Iraq: دكتوراه (Duktorah)
- Ireland: an Doctúireacht
- Israel: דוקטורט ("doctorat")
- Italy: Dottorato di ricerca
- Japan: 博士
- Korea: 박사
- Kuwait: دكتوراه (Dektoraah)
- Latin America: Doctorado/Doctorate
- Latvia: Zinātņu doktors
- Lebanon: دكتوراه (doktorah)
- Lithuania: Daktaras
- Macau: 博士 (Doutoramento)
- Macedonia: Докторат
- Malaysia: Doktor Falsafah
- Mexico: Doctorado
- Mongolia: Эрдэмтэн
- Morocco: Doctorat
- Netherlands: Doctor
- Norway: Magister, Licentiate, doctorates (traditionally considered higher degrees), PhD
- Pakistan: Doctor
- Paraguay: PhD or Doctorado (Dr.)
- Peru: Doctorado
- Philippines: Doktor
- Poland: Doktor
- Portugal: Doutoramento
- Romania: Doctorat
- Russia: ru: кандидат наук
- Singapore: Doctor
- Serbia: Доктор
- Slovakia: Doktor, PhD
- Slovenia: Doktor
- Spain: Doctorado
- Syria: دكتوراه (doktorah)
- Taiwan： 博士
- Thailand: ดุษฎีบัณฑิต
- Tunisia: دكتوراه (doktorah)
- Turkey: Doktora
- Ukraine: uk: кандидат наук (CSc.)
- Uzbekistan: Fan nomzodi (CSc.)
- Venezuela: Doctorado
- Vietnam: Tiến sĩ
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