TARGETS FOR WOMEN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TARGETS
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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS % of female Engineering Professionals in the UK
TIMELINE
20I2
20I3
20I4
20I5
LAUNCH OF TALENT 2030
POSTGRADUATES
20.2 % (3,970 IN 19,685)
20I6
2017
20I8
21.0%
(4,240 IN 20,180)
23.2% 24.0% 24.6% (4,315 IN 18,600)
(4,310 IN 17,990)
(4,570 IN 18,605)
24.5% (4,670 in 19,035)
14.6 % (4,345 IN 29,860)
21.3 % (7,361 IN 34,509)
46.6%
% of those studying GCSE Physics who are girls
2026 2025
2028 2027
2029
2030
14.3 % 14.0% 13.7% (4,355 IN 30,500)
20.7% (7,379 IN 35,569)
(4,440 IN 31,740)
21 .1% (7,743 IN 36,701)
(4,395 IN 32,195)
21.5% (7,787 IN 36,287)
14.0% (4,440 IN 31,805)
21.6% (7,645 IN 35,344)
14.4% (4,480 in 31,065)
21.5%
(7,846 in 36,578)
(73,401 IN 157,377)
48.6% (78,155 IN 160,735)
49.0% 48.8% 49.2%
(67,294 IN 137,227)
(65,221 IN 133,610)
(68,799 IN 139,805)
50.0% (70,974 in 141,977)
9.0%
7.8%
2015
2016
(42,000 in 468,000)
25% TARGET
% of those studying A-level Physics who are girls
GCSE
2024 2023
% of Engineering & Technology postgraduates in the UK that SHOULD be women
% of Engineering & Technology undergraduates in the UK that are women
A-LEVEL
2022 2021
TRACKING ANNUAL PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR 2030 TARGETS
% of Engineering & Technology postgraduates in the UK that are women
UNDERGRADUATES
2020 20I9
30%
(37,000 in 475,000)
7.0%
10.6%
2014
2017
(32,000 in 459,000)
(48,000 in 451,000)
WOMEN IN EDUCATION
TARGET
% of Engineering & Technology undergraduates in the UK that SHOULD be women
30% TARGET
of Medicine and Dentistry undergraduates in the UK are women
of Computer Science undergraduates in the UK are women
% of those studying A-level Physics who SHOULD be girls of Biology A-Level students are female
50% TARGET
% of those studying GCSE Physics who SHOULD be girls
of Maths A-Level students are female
56.6%
(5,675 in 10,030)
15.8 % (2,925 in 18,545)
61.7%
(38,205 in 61,908)
39.1%
(37,212 in 95,244)