Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of those who accepted a university place to study (a) engineering, (b) technology, (c) mathematics and computer science, (d) architecture and (e) physical science were female in each of the last five years.
The information is shown in the table.
Percentage of accepted applicants to full-time undergraduate courses in the UK who were female, for selected subjects, 2009 to 2013
| Year of entry | ||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Engineering | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Technologies | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
Mathematics and computer science | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Architecture, building and planning | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 |
Physical sciences | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
Source: UCAS annual pivot tables.