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Higher Education in Israel: Enrollment in Universities, by Field of Study

(1969 - Present)

Higher Education in Israel:
Enrollment in Universities, by Field of Study

(1969 - Present)


Higher Education: Table of Contents | Overview | Enrollment, by Field of Study


1969/70
1979/80
1989/90
1999/00
2009/10
2011/12
Humanities
9,732
12,047
18,495
46,814
47,884
49,443
Social Sciences
7,792
10,099
12,349
23,779
41,242
42,034
Business
--
1,476
3,142
7,707
20,901
23,968
Law
1,703
1,807
2,060
9,932
15,790
16,446
Medicine
1,047
1,961
3,037
6,604
9,642
10,718
Natural Sciences
3,375
4,581
6,358
16,804
16,922
17,812
Argriculture
395
1,125
738
762
787
852
Engineering
4,009
6,131
8,344
19,290
31,683
32,856
Unknown
--
322
282
9
--
--
TOTAL
28,053
39,549
54,805
131,701
184,851
194,129

Percentage of Students, by Field of Study (2011/12)
Humanities
25.5%
Social Sciences
21.7%
Engineering
17.4%
Business
12.3%
Natural Sciences
9.2%
Law
8.5%
Medicine
5.5%
Argriculture
.05%

Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics