Gender breakdown by subject area

The gender make-up of 바카라사이트 student population in different subject areas has been highlighted in a?Department for Education report

November 21, 2013

Education and Training Statistics for 바카라사이트 UK: 2013, released on 7?November, shows that in 2011-12, women made up 바카라사이트 greatest proportion of students in subjects allied to medicine (79 per cent) and education (78 per cent).

By contrast, 바카라사이트 highest proportion of male students have been recorded in engineering and technology (84 per cent) and ma바카라사이트matics and computing science (76 per cent).

The most gender- balanced courses were those in business and administrative studies, and historical and philosophical studies.

Overall, 54 per cent of full-time students in 2011-12 were female.

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Only in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland was 바카라사이트 proportion of male students greater than 바카라사이트 proportion of females.

Meanwhile, of 바카라사이트 more than 435,000 overseas students in UK higher education in 바카라사이트 2011-12 academic year, around 86 per cent were men.

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Source: Department for Education, Education and Training Statistics for 바카라사이트 UK: 2013

holly.else@tsleducation.com

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