The bar chart indicates the number of male and female students who chose various university subjects in 2005. In general, Sciences and Mathematics were the most popular courses selected by males, while females favored social disciplines, such as Social Sciences and Languages.
For male students, the Sciences attracted the highest enrollment, at about 21,000 individuals. In contrast, the lowest number of male participants was in Languages and The Arts, each having only about 3,000—one-seventh of the figure for Sciences. The number of males selecting Social Sciences was similar to those choosing Literature, at around 15,000. Humanities and Law had approximately 10,000 male students each.
On the other hand, female students showed great interest in Social Sciences: more than 25,000 girls enrolled in it, making it the most popular subject among females. Languages were also widely chosen, with almost 20,000 female participants. Humanities attracted 10,000 females—an equal number to that of the male gender in this field. Moreover, Sciences and Literature saw nearly the same number of female enrollments, around 10,000 each; the same number as those who chose Humanities.
Taking a broader view, females preferred subjects like Social Sciences and Languages, while technical disciplines like Sciences and Mathematics were dominated by males. Humanities was the only subject with a near balance between male and female students, highlighting the vast difference in gender-based preferences for other subjects.