What Are Tertiary Students Choosing to Study?

                     The social sciences are the most popular field for non-vocational tertiary education programmes.One in three new students choose a programme in social sciences, business and law.             Gender equality has been virtually achieved in many fields of study, especially in social sciencesand services but significant gender differences persist in computing and engineering (maledominated)and in health and welfare and education (female-dominated).             Almost one in four international students in OECD countries follow programmes in the field ofbusiness and administration (23%). The proportion of international students from fields orientedto the public function such as education (3%) or health and welfare (9%) is lower on average.                