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Table 1 Share of first degrees in study majors from UAS and U, 1993 and 2011 (in %).

From: The evolution of educational wage differentials for women and men in Germany, from 1996 to 2019

Type

UAS

U

Sex

Women

Men

Women

Men

Year

1993

2011

1993

2011

1993

2011

1993

2011

Arts

–

–

–

–

20.7

26.5

7.6

11.7

Law

–

–

–

–

7.6

4.4

7.5

4.6

Economics

40.9

41.5

25.3

27.6

11.3

11.0

15.1

15.9

Social Sc

21.5

24.5

4.1

5.5

15.3

21.8

5.9

12.5

Medicine

–

–

–

–

12.0

6.6

11.9

5.2

Natural Sc

–

–

–

–

15.9

15.5

16.8

18.6

Engineering

20.5

19.1

64.1

58.6

6.4

6.1

28.4

27.0

  1. The notation reads as follows: UAS university of applied sciences, U university, Sc sciences. The numbers in columns do not add to 100 percent because not all majors have been included; teachers are included in the group of social sciences
  2. Source: DZHW ICE (Federal Statistical Office, Main Reports, 3301); authors’ own calculations