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Table 2 Frequency table, complete sample

From: Comparing success of female students to their male counterparts in the STEM fields: an empirical analysis from enrollment until graduation using longitudinal register data

 

University of Applied Sciences

Research University

Total

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

(a) Higher education cohort (starting year)

 2007

34,632

20.6

21,126

18.6

55,758

19.8

 2008

36,217

21.5

22,781

20.0

58,998

20.9

 2009

32,552

19.4

24,234

21.3

56,786

20.2

 2010

32,260

19.2

22,589

19.9

54,849

19.5

 2011

32,434

19.3

22,981

20.2

55,415

19.7

 Total

168,095

100.0

113,711

100.0

281,806

100.0

(b) Mathematics level

 Basic math (A)

117,813

70.1

52,353

46.0

170,166

60.4

 Advanced math (B)

50,282

29.9

61,358

54.0

111,640

39.6

 Total

168,095

100.0

113,711

100.0

281,806

100.0

(c) High school exam track

 General track (havo)

147,735

87.9

2,585

2.3

150,320

53.3

 Academic track (vwo)

20,360

12.1

111,126

97.7

131,486

46.7

 Total

168,095

100.0

113,711

100.0

281,806

100.0

(d) Migration background

 Native

143,588

85.4

95,555

84.0

239,143

84.9

 Migration background

24,507

14.6

18,156

16.0

42,663

15.1

 Total

168,095

100.0

113,711

100.0

281,806

100.0

(e) Gender

 Male

77,571

46.1

55,236

48.6

132,807

47.1

 Female

90,524

53.9

58,475

51.4

148,999

52.9

 Total

168,095

100.0

113,711

100.0

281,806

100.0

  1. Advanced math (B) contains more calculus than basic math (A). Native students are students of which both parents are born in the Netherlands. Students with a migration background have one or more parent that is born outside of the Netherlands