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Table 2 University qualifications awarded by field of study

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University qualifications awarded by field of study
	2001^r	2005^r,1	2006^r,1	2001 to 2006	2005 to 2006
	number			% change²
Total³ qualifications	178,100	215,300	225,900	26.8	4.9
Male	72,900	86,700	89,700	23.1	3.5
Female	105,200	128,600	136,200	29.4	5.9
Personal improvement and leisure education³	...	...	...	...	...
Male	...	...	...	...	...
Female	...	...	...	...	...
Education³	22,400	25,300	26,800	20.0	5.9
Male	5,600	6,300	6,400	14.7	2.5
Female	16,700	19,000	20,400	21.8	6.9
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	5,900	7,800	8,100	38.0	3.9
Male	1,900	2,500	2,600	33.8	1.6
Female	4,000	5,300	5,600	40.0	4.9
Humanities³	20,100	24,000	25,100	24.9	4.5
Male	7,000	8,500	8,700	24.2	2.8
Female	13,100	15,500	16,400	25.3	5.3
Social and behavioural sciences, and law³	35,800	42,000	45,500	27.1	8.3
Male	12,500	14,100	15,200	21.6	7.6
Female	23,300	27,900	30,300	30.1	8.6
Business, management and public administration³	34,800	45,300	45,800	31.6	1.0
Male	15,800	20,700	20,900	32.3	1.1
Female	19,000	24,600	24,800	31.0	0.9
Physical and life sciences, and technologies³	14,800	15,900	17,200	16.4	8.1
Male	6,400	6,700	7,100	12.2	7.0
Female	8,400	9,200	10,000	19.6	8.8
Mathematics, computer and information sciences³	9,000	10,000	9,400	4.5	-5.8
Male	6,200	7,100	6,600	7.1	-7.0
Female	2,900	2,900	2,800	-1.1	-2.8
Architecture, engineering and related technologies³	13,800	18,000	18,500	33.9	3.1
Male	10,600	13,600	14,300	35.1	5.0
Female	3,300	4,400	4,200	29.8	-2.8
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	3,900	3,300	3,600	-7.4	9.0
Male	1,900	1,500	1,600	-17.9	2.8
Female	2,000	1,800	2,000	2.6	14.1
Health, parks, recreation and fitness³	16,300	21,900	23,800	46.2	9.0
Male	4,500	5,000	5,500	22.2	8.4
Female	11,800	16,800	18,400	55.3	9.2
Personal, protective and transportation services	200	300	500	107.9	45.0
Male	200	200	300	40.9	45.3
Female	...	100	200	481.8	39.1
Other	1,100	1,400	1,500	31.3	8.6
Male	300	400	400	56.8	9.6
Female	800	900	1,000	21.8	7.9

revised

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not applicable

Qualifications figures do not include the University of Regina.

The percentage changes are based on rounded figures.

Total includes sex unknown.

Note(s):

Qualifications figures may not add up because of rounding to the nearest 100.