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Table 2 Mathematics and gender distribution in different university degree programs 2013–2015

From: Students’ reasons for STEM choices and the relationship of mathematics choice to university admission

Degree program

All

Advanced mathematics

Basic mathematics

No mathematics

N

% female

N

% of all

% female

N

% of all

% female

N

% of all

% female

Administrative Sciences

612

65%

169

28%

66%

289

47%

59%

154

25%

77%

Agriculture and Forestry

705

56%

350

50%

49%

268

38%

59%

87

12%

79%

Arts combined

961

67%

286

30%

55%

391

41%

67%

284

30%

78%

Dentistry

483

61%

400

83%

61%

61

13%

62%

22

5%

77%

Economic Sciences

6437

41%

3303

51%

38%

2758

43%

42%

376

6%

58%

Education

5284

84%

1454

28%

83%

2573

49%

82%

1257

24%

88%

Food Sciences

256

79%

144

56%

80%

89

35%

73%

23

9%

96%

Health Sciences

424

86%

190

45%

82%

151

36%

86%

83

20%

95%

Humanities

6050

74%

1463

24%

67%

2396

40%

73%

2191

36%

80%

Laws

1771

65%

740

42%

60%

639

36%

64%

392

22%

76%

Medicine

1503

50%

1359

90%

50%

104

7%

53%

40

3%

78%

Pharmacist

960

72%

730

76%

69%

182

19%

77%

48

5%

83%

Physical Education

265

49%

150

57%

49%

94

35%

48%

21

8%

62%

Political Science

1875

63%

539

29%

48%

765

41%

65%

571

30%

75%

Psychology

663

84%

317

48%

81%

240

36%

87%

106

16%

89%

Natural Sciences

8281

45%

6315

76%

43%

1622

20%

47%

344

4%

68%

Social Science

1717

74%

459

27%

66%

766

45%

70%

492

29%

87%

Technology

7321

22%

7095

97%

21%

195

3%

32%

31

0%

48%

Theology

534

60%

125

23%

43%

207

39%

58%

202

38%

72%

Vet. medicine

179

90%

149

83%

89%

22

12%

95%

8

4%

100%

In total

46,281

56%

25,737

56%

44%

13,812

30%

63%

6732

15%

79%