Business administration and law were the most popular studies among university students in Cyprus in 2021 according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).
According to Cystat, more than a third of male students were studying law and business administration, while preference among women amounted to 26.5%.
Studies in arts and humanities followed with women preference amounting to 17.7% while preference among men amounted to 7.1%.
Social sciences, journalism and information ranked third with a percentage of 14.9% among female students and 9.6% among men.
Engineering, manufacturing and construction were more popular with male students (19.6%). The percentage for women was 6%.
Male students had a higher share in information and communication technology studies, with 8.6% with the respective share among women at 2.4%.
In the field of health and welfare, women had a percentage of 11.3% compared with 9.1% among men.
The data concern young people aged 25-34, with the majority, namely 58.2% having a tertiary education level followed by a high school education level with 31.8% and below high school level with 9.9%.
