[pjmlp]

Depends on the country, before Bologna Portuguese degrees would be 5 years, so 23-24 would be the age of finalizing the degree, given that PhD without Msc wasn't possible back then, having everything done meant at least 30.

[n4r9]

In the other direction, in the UK it's quite possible to have your bachelors by 21, masters by 22 and PhD by 25. I had my mathematics PhD by 26 and am not a remarkable mathematician.

[alliao]

I'm sure you're remarkable enough congratulations for your hard work

[n4r9]

Not remarkable enough to land a post doc and stay in academia. But thank you :)

[poulpy123]

in france the age if you follow the traditional scholl schedule to have a phd is 26.

[NotYourLawyer]

Yeah but since he did all this in the USA, I’m not sure why that’s relevant.

[pjmlp]

It isn't, I was making the point university degrees aren't the same everywhere.