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Table 2 University enrolment by field of study and gender

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University enrolment by field of study and gender
  2002/2003r 2006/2007r,1 2007/20081 2002/2003 to 2007/2008 2006/2007 to 2007/2008
  number % change
Total2 936,393 1,059,912 1,066,353 13.9 0.6
Male 398,073 446,943 452,589 13.7 1.3
Female 538,257 612,717 613,566 14.0 0.1
Personal improvement and leisure2 69 234 168 143.5 -28.2
Male 18 99 90 400.0 -9.1
Female 42 132 75 78.6 -43.2
Education2 71,925 74,526 74,634 3.8 0.1
Male 17,595 17,799 17,931 1.9 0.7
Female 54,321 56,694 56,679 4.3 0.0
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies2 32,463 37,707 37,671 16.0 -0.1
Male 11,037 12,921 12,927 17.1 0.0
Female 21,426 24,783 24,741 15.5 -0.2
Humanities2 146,352 168,342 166,551 13.8 -1.1
Male 55,686 64,782 64,713 16.2 -0.1
Female 90,651 103,530 101,802 12.3 -1.7
Social and behavioural sciences, and law2 149,793 187,950 189,831 26.7 1.0
Male 52,329 65,385 66,366 26.8 1.5
Female 97,461 122,556 123,462 26.7 0.7
Business, management and public administration2 152,298 174,858 176,883 16.1 1.2
Male 68,532 82,869 84,168 22.8 1.6
Female 83,763 91,947 92,688 10.7 0.8
Physical and life sciences, and technologies2 79,980 93,789 94,677 18.4 0.9
Male 35,460 42,201 43,227 21.9 2.4
Female 44,517 51,582 51,438 15.5 -0.3
Mathematics, computer and information sciences2 45,765 34,011 32,442 -29.1 -4.6
Male 33,060 24,729 23,640 -28.5 -4.4
Female 12,702 9,279 8,799 -30.7 -5.2
Architecture, engineering and related technologies2 81,096 86,238 88,164 8.7 2.2
Male 62,388 67,953 69,633 11.6 2.5
Female 18,702 18,270 18,525 -0.9 1.4
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation2 14,592 15,630 15,975 9.5 2.2
Male 6,720 6,861 6,987 4.0 1.8
Female 7,869 8,769 8,985 14.2 2.5
Health, parks, recreation and fitness2 85,329 108,657 112,425 31.8 3.5
Male 25,083 30,708 32,292 28.7 5.2
Female 60,243 77,904 80,109 33.0 2.8
Personal, protective and transportation services2 1,317 2,244 2,214 68.1 -1.3
Male 882 1,287 1,296 46.9 0.7
Female 432 954 918 112.5 -3.8
Other2 75,417 75,732 74,724 -0.9 -1.3
Male 29,277 29,349 29,319 0.1 -0.1
Female 46,122 46,320 45,348 -1.7 -2.1
revised
Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.
Includes sex unknown.
Note(s):
Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to a multiple of 3.