The bar chart and table illustrate the number of male and female students enrolling in six different courses at a particular university in 2012.
Social Sciences recorded the highest total student enrolment among the six courses surveyed, while Agriculture attracted the fewest students. Most courses exhibited gender imbalances, with the exception of Science and Maths, which showed a perfect gender balance.
Looking first at the majors with a female preponderance, Health recorded 2,000 students, of whom 1,500 were female and only 500 were male, making it the field with the greatest gender gap in favour of women. In Humanities, female enrolment (2,000) also surpassed male enrolment (1,000). Interestingly, Social Sciences, despite having the largest total enrolment of 7,000 students, had a male majority, with 4,000 males compared to 3,000 females — a relatively smaller gap than those seen in Health and Humanities.
Turning to fields with male dominance, Engineering enrolled 3,500 students in total, including 2,500 males and only 1,000 females, marking a significant disparity. Science and Maths was the only course where gender balance was observed, with 1,500 male and 1,500 female students.
Agriculture, the least popular course overall, had 1,500 students, with female enrolment (1,000) doubling that of males (500). Despite being the smallest in size, this course still reflected the broader trend of gender imbalance in favour of females.