The table illustrates the percentage of students who are studying at a particular Australian university, which includes departments such as humanities, education, science, physics, information technology, and engineering in 2009. From an overall perspective, the proportion of females in the humanities, education, science, and physics experienced an upward trend, the reverse was true for others, whereas the percentage of students whose first language was not English and who were born outside Australia reached a peak on the science, physics, information technology, and engineering, the opposite was true for others.
Initially, the percentage of females in the humanities and education made up 72% and 68%, respectively, although both accounted for a lower percentage in other categories, particularly among learners whose first language was not English and who were born outside Australia. Notably, the proportion of females in informational technology and engineering was the smallest, while they made up the largest point in other categories. The percentage of students who were non-native English and born outside Australia in information technology and engineering accounted for 49%, 56%, and 42%, 48%, respectively.
In addition, the proportion of females, non-native English and born outside Australia in science and physics experienced considerable changes, while they did not make up less than 20%, over the period.