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Table 10 Classification of educational programs (ISCED97 2-digits) and share of women per educational program in Bulgaria and Switzerland: Initial Vocational Education and Training (VET)

From: The role of vocational education in the transmission of gender segregation from education to employment: Switzerland and Bulgaria compared

ISCED

Description

% of women in educational programa

Bulgaria

Switzerland

21

Arts

62.7%

59.9%

32

Journalism and information

n.a.

72.3%

34

Business and administration

66.4%

68.6%

48

Computing

49.5%

8.9%

52

Engineering and engineering trades

15.1%

4.6%

54

Manufacturing and processing

58.2%

27.0%

58

Architecture and building

27.8%

11.2%

62

Agriculture, forestry, and fishery

22.9%

22.4%

64

Veterinary

47.9%

98.4%

76

Social services

74.8%

89.5%

81

Personal services

56.6%

78.6%

84

Transport services

18.9%

18.3%

85

Environmental protection

68.1%

2.9%

86

Security services

25.2%

32.2%

  1. aData sources: Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, pupils enrolled in professional classes in state, municipal, and private upper secondary schools, nationally pooled data for 2005/6–2013/14 (Bulgaria); Swiss Federal Statistical Office, pooled statistics of upper secondary level diplomas 2000–2010 (Switzerland)