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Table 2 University qualifications awarded by field of study and gender

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University qualifications awarded by field of study and gender
	2005^r	2006^r	2007^r	2008	2007 to 2008
	number				% change
Total¹	216,240	227,085	242,787	244,380	0.7
Male	86,970	90,102	95,367	97,620	2.4
Female	129,255	136,941	147,381	146,721	-0.4
Personal improvement and leisure	33	45	48	549	1,043.8
Male	12	24	21	234	1,014.3
Female	18	24	27	312	1,055.6
Education¹	25,929	27,027	27,606	27,723	0.4
Male	6,432	6,486	6,525	6,633	1.7
Female	19,494	20,520	21,075	21,090	0.1
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies¹	7,917	8,298	8,826	9,348	5.9
Male	2,577	2,625	2,886	3,135	8.6
Female	5,340	5,667	5,934	6,213	4.7
Humanities¹	24,303	25,479	27,381	26,199	-4.3
Male	8,631	8,910	9,678	9,342	-3.5
Female	15,675	16,566	17,700	16,854	-4.8
Social and behavioural sciences, and law¹	42,087	45,714	50,730	50,169	-1.1
Male	14,142	15,252	16,464	16,563	0.6
Female	27,942	30,462	34,266	33,600	-1.9
Business, management and public administration¹	45,369	45,897	48,822	49,968	2.3
Male	20,709	20,961	22,950	23,448	2.2
Female	24,654	24,927	25,854	26,499	2.5
Physical and life sciences, and technologies¹	15,675	17,055	18,915	18,627	-1.5
Male	6,558	7,071	7,707	7,944	3.1
Female	9,117	9,981	11,205	10,680	-4.7
Mathematics, computer and information sciences¹	10,041	9,474	8,616	8,214	-4.7
Male	7,107	6,633	6,042	5,715	-5.4
Female	2,934	2,841	2,574	2,496	-3.0
Architecture, engineering and related technologies¹	17,976	18,579	19,527	20,142	3.1
Male	13,599	14,310	14,871	15,660	5.3
Female	4,377	4,266	4,659	4,479	-3.9
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation¹	3,369	3,693	3,954	4,059	2.7
Male	1,563	1,623	1,692	1,788	5.7
Female	1,809	2,070	2,262	2,271	0.4
Health, parks, recreation and fitness¹	21,876	23,916	26,253	26,841	2.2
Male	5,046	5,478	5,784	6,168	6.6
Female	16,830	18,432	20,463	20,673	1.0
Personal, protective and transportation services¹	327	474	492	882	79.3
Male	192	282	264	480	81.8
Female	138	192	228	396	73.7
Other¹	1,341	1,437	1,620	1,659	2.4
Male	405	444	483	507	5.0
Female	933	990	1,134	1,152	1.6

revised

Includes sex unknown.

Note(s):

Qualifications awarded figures may not add up because of rounding to a multiple of 3. Qualifications awarded figures do not include the University of Regina.