Regulated studies sector (1dig) Absolute value/percentage Sex Total Total Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 3,360.4 Total Absolute values in thousands Males 1,593.2 Total Absolute values in thousands Females 1,767.1 Total Percentages Both sexes 100.0 Total Percentages Males 100.0 Total Percentages Females 100.0 General Programmes Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 1,198.4 General Programmes Absolute values in thousands Males 559.5 General Programmes Absolute values in thousands Females 638.9 General Programmes Percentages Both sexes 35.7 General Programmes Percentages Males 35.1 General Programmes Percentages Females 36.2 Education Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 139.3 Education Absolute values in thousands Males 32.1 Education Absolute values in thousands Females 107.2 Education Percentages Both sexes 4.2 Education Percentages Males 2.0 Education Percentages Females 6.1 Humanities and Arts Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 214.0 Humanities and Arts Absolute values in thousands Males 88.9 Humanities and Arts Absolute values in thousands Females 125.1 Humanities and Arts Percentages Both sexes 6.4 Humanities and Arts Percentages Males 5.6 Humanities and Arts Percentages Females 7.1 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 672.0 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Absolute values in thousands Males 261.4 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Absolute values in thousands Females 410.6 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Percentages Both sexes 20.0 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Percentages Males 16.4 Social S., Commercial Teach. and Law Percentages Females 23.2 Sciences Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 312.7 Sciences Absolute values in thousands Males 187.9 Sciences Absolute values in thousands Females 124.8 Sciences Percentages Both sexes 9.3 Sciences Percentages Males 11.8 Sciences Percentages Females 7.1 Engineering, Industry and Construction Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 406.7 Engineering, Industry and Construction Absolute values in thousands Males 325.4 Engineering, Industry and Construction Absolute values in thousands Females 81.3 Engineering, Industry and Construction Percentages Both sexes 12.1 Engineering, Industry and Construction Percentages Males 20.4 Engineering, Industry and Construction Percentages Females 4.6 Agriculture Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 57.0 Agriculture Absolute values in thousands Males 31.3 Agriculture Absolute values in thousands Females 25.7 Agriculture Percentages Both sexes 1.7 Agriculture Percentages Males 2.0 Agriculture Percentages Females 1.4 health and social services Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 212.8 health and social services Absolute values in thousands Males 54.5 health and social services Absolute values in thousands Females 158.3 health and social services Percentages Both sexes 6.3 health and social services Percentages Males 3.4 health and social services Percentages Females 9.0 Services Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 131.5 Services Absolute values in thousands Males 45.5 Services Absolute values in thousands Females 85.9 Services Percentages Both sexes 3.9 Services Percentages Males 2.9 Services Percentages Females 4.9 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Absolute values in thousands Both sexes 16.0 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Absolute values in thousands Males 6.8 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Absolute values in thousands Females 9.2 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Percentages Both sexes 0.5 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Percentages Males 0.4 Unknown, non spec. or non applicable sect. Percentages Females 0.5