The bar chart illustrates the amount of male and female pupils who chose eight different types of university subjects in 2005.
Overall, more males than females chose Science, Mathematics, Literature and Law, while females were more interested in Social Sciences, Languages and the arts. Humanities was the only subject chosen by an equal number of male and female students.
Starting with the subjects preferred by males, Mathematics’ figure was almost as high as Sciences’, made up about 18 and 22 thousand respectively. Social Sciences followed with nearly 15 thousand, which was 11 thousand higher than the figure for Arts. Around 16 thousand male pupils chose Literature, while the figure for Law was a little more than 10 thousand. Humanities had an equal number of male and female students, at around 12 thousand. The smallest number of males studied Languages, which is only about 2 thousand students.
Turning to the subjects chosen by females, Social Sciences was the most popular subject, with nearly 25 thousand pupils. Languages was the second most common choice, accounted for approximately 17 thousand. About 12 thousand females chose both Humanities and Literature, while around 11 thousand students chose Science. The Arts made up about 9 thousand female students. Mathematics and Law were the least popular among females, with roughly 4 and 5 thousand students respectively.
