Survey on Human Resources in Science and Technology Characteristics of the Doctorate Percentage of doctor-holderss, by field of the doctoral studies and sex. Units: percentage ;Total;Male;Female; Total;100.00;55.45;44.55; Natural Sciences;33.27;18.91;14.36; Engineering and Technology;8.01;5.70;2.31; Medical Sciences;20.89;10.35;10.54; Agricultural Sciences;2.98;1.59;1.40; Social Sciences;20.14;10.76;9.38; Humanities;14.70;8.14;6.56; Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute