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Table 2 Dropout and competition in general areas of knowledge

From: Influence of algorithmic abstraction and mathematical knowledge on rates of dropout from Computing degree courses

Major area

Occurrence

Private institutions

Public institutions

Year

Year

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Education

Competition

0.55

0.68

0.80

0.79

0.70

4.09

5.88

6.74

6.93

6.61

Dropout (%)

16.06

17.91

17.72

16.32

17.89

13.83

13.19

14.82

15.16

13.98

Humanities and Arts

Competition

0.92

1.18

1.16

1.09

1.00

6.13

7.29

9.97

8.87

7.95

Dropout (%)

16.07

18.00

16.76

17.40

18.29

14.64

13.46

12.47

14.91

12.47

Social Sciences, Business, and Law

Competition

0.94

1.20

1.22

1.16

1.06

7.29

10.61

13.93

13.61

13.87

Dropout (%)

15.60

17.44

17.76

16.76

17.55

10.43

10.09

10.35

10.86

10.59

Sciences, Mathematics, and Computing

Competition

0.74

1.09

1.07

1.00

0.87

6.37

8.95

12.39

9.78

9.58

Dropout (%)

18.72

20.22

19.65

20.22

20.53

14.97

14.40

15.46

15.28

16.01

Engineering, Production, and Construction

Competition

1.33

1.66

1.85

1.69

1.35

8.98

13.42

16.72

16.32

15.23

Dropout (%)

16.77

17.26

16.20

16.66

15.22

11.63

10.76

11.20

10.24

10.87

Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Competition

1.11

1.40

1.69

1.68

1.05

7.58

10.47

12.94

12.02

12.41

Dropout (%)

12.71

13.46

13.86

13.83

12.37

10.29

9.80

11.04

10.45

11.05

Health and Social Welfare

Competition

1.45

1.82

2.11

2.05

1.94

15.28

19.50

25.91

25.91

26.84

Dropout (%)

13.80

14.57

13.63

14.49

13.89

7.92

6.93

6.27

7.30

7.46

Services

Competition

0.88

1.17

1.03

1.24

0.85

8.51

13.19

16.46

15.39

15.01

Dropout (%)

17.12

20.77

18.97

18.84

21.50

13.57

13.07

14.41

15.44

16.07

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