Higher Education
Below you can find some data about the female and male university students in EU 27 by subject areas, taken from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the EU: In 2005 81% of the students in the EU 27 who study Social Services are female. Other fields where female students dominate are Education Science (77%), Teacher Training (75%), Health and Welfare (75%). Humanities (68%), and Arts (66%), Journalism and Information (64%) are also preferred fields by women. On the other hand, 36.9% of tertiary students in science, mathematics and computing disciplines in the EU-27 were female in 2005, while in engineering, manufacturing and construction there were only 24.3 % of female students. Other underrepresented fields of studying are Computing (20%), Transport Services (20%) and Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (24%). (Source: Eurostat) "Disparities in educational attainment levels between the sexes have been reduced and even reversed throughout the EU over the last 30 years, such that women have generally overtaken men in terms of the average qualifications they obtain. As a result, EU educational policies have increasingly shifted to promote particular subject areas, where take-up among female students remains relatively low (for example, science, mathematics and computing, or engineering, manufacturing, and construction-related studies)." (Source : Europe in figures - Eurostat yearbook 2006-07, p. 92-93) Where is Bulgaria? In 2005 in Bulgaria there were slightly more women than men university graduates - 52.1 %. For comparison - in 1998 this figure was 60.9%. In science, mathematics and computing disciplines their percentage is 48.9% in 2005 (compare to 58.4% in 1998), while for those studying engineering, manufacturing and construction related studies was 32 % (39.6% in 1998). (Source: Eurostat) |
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