SQA attainment and school leaver qualifications in Scotland: 2002/03
Table 22: Total qualifications attained by leavers from publicly funded schools at SCQF level 7 by subject and gender: 2002/03
| % of all leavers | All | Male | Female |
Total Leavers | 100.0 | 57,520 | 29,485 | 28,035 |
| |
Mathematics | 2.4 | 1,398 | 836 | 562 |
English | 1.9 | 1,111 | 324 | 787 |
Chemistry | 1.8 | 1,028 | 484 | 544 |
Biology | 1.7 | 956 | 226 | 730 |
Physics | 1.5 | 876 | 713 | 163 |
| |
Art and Design | 1.3 | 743 | 177 | 566 |
Music | 1.0 | 552 | 216 | 336 |
History | 0.9 | 503 | 217 | 286 |
Geography | 0.8 | 488 | 234 | 254 |
Modern Studies | 0.7 | 413 | 136 | 277 |
| |
Computing Studies | 0.6 | 334 | 277 | 57 |
Graphic Communication | 0.5 | 300 | 226 | 74 |
French | 0.5 | 296 | 48 | 248 |
German | 0.2 | 133 | 34 | 99 |
Business Management | 0.2 | 131 | 47 | 84 |
| |
Drama | 0.2 | 96 | 26 | 70 |
Accounting & Finance | 0.1 | 82 | 38 | 44 |
Technological Studies | 0.1 | 79 | 75 | 4 |
Information Systems | 0.1 | 54 | 37 | 17 |
Other* | 0.4 | 209 | 49 | 160 |
Notes:
Subjects ordered according to total number of qualifications gained
Percentages based on small numbers may be misleading
'Other' category may include more than one qualification per leaver