FACTS AND STATS: WOMEN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TARGETS
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS % of female Engineering Professionals in the UK
TRACKING ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR 2030 TARGETS
TIMELINE 20I2
20I4
20I5
20I6
20I7
2018
7.8 %
2030
LAUNCH OF TALENT 2030
POSTGRADUATES % of Engineering & Technology postgraduates in the UK that are women
UNDERGRADUATES % of Engineering & Technology undergraduates in the UK that are women
A-LEVEL
20.2 %
(3,970 IN 19,685)
14.6 %
(4,345 IN 29,860)
21.3 %
(7,361 IN 34,509)
24.5% 23.2% 24.0% 24.6% (4,315 IN 18,600)
(4,310 IN 17,990)
(4,570 IN 18,605)
(4,670 IN 19,035)
14.0% 13.7% 14.0% 14.4% (4,440 IN 31,740)
(4,395 IN 32,195)
(4,440 IN 31,805)
(4,480 IN 31,065)
21 .1% 21.5% 21.6% 21.5% (7,743 IN 36,701)
(7,787 IN 36,287)
(7,645 IN 35,344)
(7,846 IN 36,578)
25.7% (4,835 in 18,835)
GCSE
% of those studying GCSE Physics who are girls
46.6%
(73,401 IN 157,377)
(67,294 IN 137,227)
(65,221 IN 133,610) (68,799 IN 139,805)
(70,974 IN 141,977)
25%
14.6% (4,700 in 32,230)
22.2% (8,384 in 37,806)
9.0 %
(42,000 in 468,000)
(82,356 in 166,462)
(48,000 in 451,000)
2017
11.8 % (58,000 in 491,000)
2015
30%
2018
TARGET
% of Engineering & Technology undergraduates in the UK that SHOULD be women
WOMEN IN EDUCATION
30%
TARGET
% of those studying A-level Physics who SHOULD be girls
49.5%
10.6%
2016
TARGET
% of Engineering & Technology postgraduates in the UK that SHOULD be women
% of those studying A-level Physics who are girls
49.0% 48.8% 49.2% 50.0%
(37,000 in 475,000)
(5,705 in 10,130)
of Computer Science undergraduates in the UK are women
(3,015 in 20,000)
of Biology A-Level students are female
50%
TARGET
of Maths A-Level students are female
% of those studying GCSE Physics who SHOULD be girls
SPONSORED BY
56.3%
of Medicine and Dentistry undergraduates in the UK are women
15.1%
63.2%
(40,324 in 63,819)
39.3%
(38,357 in 97,627)