These countries have the most doctoral graduates Cleverer by degrees ... here's where most doctoral scholars are from Image: REUTERS/Brian Snyder Written by Alex Gray Formative Content Published Monday 27 February 2017 World Economic Forum Education is key to economic growth . And tertiary education in particular, is at the heart of the innovation that we see around us. New discoveries such as MP3 and GPS technology would never have happened were it not for PhD research. Countries are investing in their higher education systems, and more people than ever before are completing doctoral degrees. But which country has the most doctoral scholars? The US beats the rest hands down According to an OECD report , the US has at least twice as many PhD graduates as Germany, its nearest rival. In 2014, 67,449 people graduated with a PhD in the US, compared with 28,147 in Germany. Next in line is the United Kingdom, which