Jul/Aug 2023 - Diversity in Higher Education
Description
This round of #DiversityInData, we are looking at the diversity in higher education in Australian Universities.
Summary
We have two data sets that you can choose from this round. Both data sets come from the Australian Department of Education and focuses on the diversity of higher education students in Australian universities.
Our first data set (Commencing students.xlsx) looks at the breakdown of enrolments /commencements for domestic undergraduate students by field of study and gender for Australian universtities for the years 2017 - 2021.
Data Source: Australian Department of Education (https://www.education.gov.au/)
Our second data set (Indigenous award comepletions.xlsx) shows the number of Indigenous students who obtained a Higher education award course completion (all education levels) for Australian universities for the years 2017 - 2021. 3.8% of Australians are Indigenous, but the % of Indigenous students attending Australian universities are considerably lower than that.
Note: Total No. of students in this data set refers to the number of domestic students. Excludes international students.
Data Source: Australian Department of Education (https://www.education.gov.au/)