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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
	2002/2003^r	2006/2007^r,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.