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| 2001/2002r | 2004/2005r | 2005/2006r,1 | 2006/20071 | 2001/2002 to 2006/20072 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % change | change in number | ||||
| Total3,4 | 886,700 | 1,019,800 | 1,047,700 | 1,057,300 | 19.2 | 170,600 |
| Male | 376,900 | 431,500 | 442,400 | 445,300 | 18.2 | 68,400 |
| Female | 509,600 | 588,000 | 605,000 | 611,700 | 20.0 | 102,100 |
| Full-time3,4 | 635,100 | 760,400 | 781,500 | 788,000 | 24.1 | 152,900 |
| Male | 276,100 | 329,400 | 338,800 | 340,500 | 23.3 | 64,400 |
| Female | 358,900 | 430,900 | 442,600 | 447,300 | 24.6 | 88,400 |
| Part-time3,4 | 251,600 | 259,400 | 266,200 | 269,300 | 7.0 | 17,700 |
| Male | 100,800 | 102,100 | 103,600 | 104,800 | 4.0 | 4,100 |
| Female | 150,700 | 157,100 | 162,400 | 164,400 | 9.1 | 13,600 |
| Undergraduate level3 | 680,700 | 788,800 | 803,400 | 811,800 | 19.3 | 131,200 |
| Full-time3 | 528,200 | 633,400 | 647,900 | 653,300 | 23.7 | 125,100 |
| Male | 223,300 | 266,300 | 273,000 | 275,000 | 23.1 | 51,600 |
| Female | 304,800 | 367,100 | 374,900 | 378,300 | 24.1 | 73,400 |
| Part-time3 | 152,500 | 155,400 | 155,600 | 158,500 | 4.0 | 6,000 |
| Male | 59,800 | 60,500 | 60,200 | 62,000 | 3.6 | 2,200 |
| Female | 92,700 | 94,800 | 95,300 | 96,500 | 4.2 | 3,900 |
| Graduate3 | 124,600 | 151,000 | 153,700 | 156,100 | 25.3 | 31,500 |
| Full-time3 | 84,700 | 107,600 | 111,400 | 113,300 | 33.6 | 28,500 |
| Male | 43,100 | 54,500 | 55,900 | 56,100 | 30.3 | 13,100 |
| Female | 41,700 | 53,100 | 55,500 | 57,100 | 36.9 | 15,400 |
| Part-time3 | 39,900 | 43,300 | 42,300 | 42,900 | 7.5 | 3,000 |
| Male | 18,300 | 19,100 | 18,100 | 17,800 | -2.7 | -500 |
| Female | 21,600 | 24,200 | 24,200 | 25,100 | 16.1 | 3,500 |