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Table 12 Classification of educational programs (ISCED97 2-digits) and share of women per educational program in Bulgaria and Switzerland: Colleges (Bulgaria)/Universities of applied sciences (Switzerland)

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 (Colleges)

Switzerland (UAS)

14

Teacher training and education science

85.1%

62.3%

21

Arts

63.7%

54.4%

22

Humanities

n.a.

70.5%

31

Social and behavioural science

57.8%

n.a.

32

Journalism and information

n.a.

60.7%

34

Business and administration

60.1%

37.5%

44

Physical sciences

n.a.

13.5%

48

Computing

27.5%

13.4%

52

Engineering and engineering trades

28.6%

8.4%

54

Manufacturing and processing

63.4%

37.6%

58

Architecture and building

28.0%

23.6%

62

Agriculture, forestry, and fishery

32.3%

30.6%

72

Health

71.1%

86.7%

76

Social services

78.9%

74.8%

81

Personal services

54.8%

53.1%

85

Environmental protection

68.4%

44.3%

  1. aData sources: Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, students enrolled in professional BA programs, nationally pooled data for 2008–2013 (Bulgaria); Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Students and graduates in Swiss higher education institutions, pooled data for 2000–2010 (Switzerland)