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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
	2005/2006^r	2006/2007^r	2007/2008^r	2008/2009	2007/2008 to 2008/2009
	number				% change
Total¹	1,050,225	1,066,905	1,072,488	1,112,370	3.7
Male	443,136	449,697	455,235	471,408	3.6
Female	606,720	616,953	617,022	640,674	3.8
Personal improvement and leisure¹	306	213	222	2,892	1,202.7
Male	105	93	102	1,167	1,044.1
Female	201	120	120	1,722	1,335.0
Education¹	74,052	75,222	75,129	75,492	0.5
Male	17,694	18,018	18,105	18,051	-0.3
Female	56,325	57,171	57,000	57,405	0.7
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies¹	37,443	37,830	37,800	41,859	10.7
Male	12,645	12,978	12,993	14,397	10.8
Female	24,798	24,852	24,807	27,462	10.7
Humanities¹	170,355	170,916	167,664	176,817	5.5
Male	65,910	66,000	65,307	68,436	4.8
Female	104,409	104,892	102,327	108,336	5.9
Social and behavioural sciences, and law¹	182,010	187,770	189,996	191,016	0.5
Male	63,555	65,316	66,441	66,918	0.7
Female	118,449	122,448	123,549	124,074	0.4
Business, management and public administration¹	168,678	175,428	177,537	189,201	6.6
Male	79,248	82,992	84,333	89,547	6.2
Female	89,391	92,394	93,129	99,612	7.0
Physical and life sciences, and technologies¹	90,441	92,328	93,372	94,113	0.8
Male	40,245	41,439	42,543	43,191	1.5
Female	50,190	50,880	50,820	50,916	0.2
Mathematics, computer and information sciences¹	36,636	34,242	32,724	33,219	1.5
Male	26,682	24,912	23,844	24,135	1.2
Female	9,954	9,324	8,874	9,075	2.3
Architecture, engineering and related technologies¹	85,533	86,313	88,470	91,890	3.9
Male	67,551	68,025	69,912	72,504	3.7
Female	17,979	18,273	18,549	19,383	4.5
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation¹	15,252	15,708	16,032	17,091	6.6
Male	6,768	6,900	7,029	7,434	5.8
Female	8,481	8,808	9,000	9,654	7.3
Health, parks, recreation and fitness¹	104,748	109,176	113,157	118,941	5.1
Male	29,469	30,795	32,535	34,113	4.9
Female	75,237	78,336	80,601	84,804	5.2
Personal, protective and transportation services	1,761	2,244	2,217	2,823	27.3
Male	1,038	1,287	1,299	1,554	19.6
Female	720	954	915	1,269	38.7
Other¹	83,007	79,518	78,165	77,016	-1.5
Male	32,232	30,945	30,792	29,964	-2.7
Female	50,589	48,507	47,325	46,956	-0.8

revised

Includes sex unknown.

Note(s):

Enrolment figures may not add up due to rounding to a multiple of 3. Enrolment figures do not include the University of Regina.