The table gives information about the proportion of students, choosing six departments, including: English, modern languages, history, and STEM subjects; who studied in one of Australian universities in 2011. Overall, it can be seen that humanities subjects were popular among females, while STEM subjects were on the top of the list among males, with the exception of physics. As for non-native speakers, they did not choose language related disciplines as other subjects.
Regarding humanities disciplines, they were not as popular as items like physics, math, and chemistry.In terms of humanities subjects, English was the most popular subject among females, at 72%. The most interesting thing is that it had the highest percentage among other subjects. 68% of girls chose modern languages to study, whereas 52% selected history. For non-native English learners, history was in the first place with 45%, compared to English with 12%. Second on the list was modern languages with 16%. Figures for people, who were not born in Australia, had low percentages.English and modern languages were the lowest ones, with 20% and 23% respectively. History headed the list with 31%.
As regards STEM disciplines, 56% of females opted for physics. Other subjects such as math and chemistry were not so demanded, with 17% and 15% in turn. These subjects had average numbers among non-English speakers. The most popular one was math with 49%. Physics and chemistry had a gap between them of 4%, with 38% and 42% respectively. Among non-aborigens, physics and math had the same figures, at 56%, whereas chemistry was less popular with 48%.
