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Table 4 Dropout per gender in major knowledge areas (private institutions)

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

Area

Dropout (%)—private institutions

Male

Female

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Education

20.15

21.47

20.94

19.67

21.28

14.78

16.84

16.76

15.32

16.83

Humanities and Arts

16.09

18.38

16.75

17.41

19.07

16.05

17.68

16.77

17.39

17.64

Social Sciences, Business, and Law

16.75

18.77

19.10

17.90

18.76

14.65

16.36

16.69

15.88

16.63

Science, Mathematics, and Computing

19.23

20.71

20.02

20.87

21.38

17.25

18.85

18.64

18.47

18.34

Engineering, Production, and Construction

17.52

17.97

16.89

17.27

15.81

14.61

15.33

14.42

15.21

13.85

Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

13.06

13.44

14.07

14.01

12.89

12.19

13.48

13.56

13.61

11.75

Health and Social Welfare

14.38

15.88

14.82

15.43

14.98

13.62

14.18

13.28

14.21

13.57

Services

17.70

21.62

20.37

19.58

23.05

16.67

20.14

18.03

18.36

20.47