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Graduates

 

Human Resources Development

 

(i)   Tertiary Graduates By Gender and Specialization

(ii) Secondary Certification By Course/ Subject

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(i) Tertiary Graduates By Gender and Specialization

Output of  Selected Professionals and Skilled Persons

Health Professionals                                                                                                                     

 

2007

2006

2005

  Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Medical Doctors 76 25 51 78 26 52 137 37 100
Nurses 308 11 297 280 6 274 420 0 420
Radiographers 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 29
Dietician/ Food & Nutrition Specialists 101 11 90 86 12 74 6 1 5
Medical Technologists 58 14 44 25 12 13 27 14 13
Physiotherapists 11 0 11 9 4 5 9 4 5
Pharmacists 74 17 57 64 17 47 55 8 47
Dental Nurses/ Assistants 5 1 4 11 0 11 11 4 7
Others 179 41 138 179 41 138 50 8 42
Total 812 120 692 732 118 614 746 78 668

Source: Economic and Social Survey

 

Physical and Agricultural Scientists

 

2007

2006

2005

 

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Agriculturalists

128

44

84

121

71

50

94

94

0

Architects

31

16

15

31

24

7

40

30

10

Building Planners & Construction Engineers

83

76

7

77

61

16

90

22

68

Chemists

94

33

61

80

27

53

90

26

64

Computer Operators/ Programmers

237

151

86

201

125

76

445

255

190

Computer Technicians

668

381

287

631

351

280

504

332

172

Engineering Technicians

91

82

9

49

48

1

103

87

16

Engineers

114

90

24

179

157

22

118

98

20

Engineers/ Deck Officers

108

85

23

109

83

26

157

129

28

Land Surveyors

89

55

34

24

17

7

87

15

72

Mathematicians

21

10

11

15

4

11

18

14

4

Physicists

1

0

1

1

1

0

12

4

8

Others

239

118

121

404

149

255

114

37

77

Total

1,904

1,141

763

1,922

1,118

804

1,872

1,143

729

Source: Economic and Social Survey

 

Other Professionals/ Specialists

 

2007

2006

2005

 

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Accountants

1,868

570

1,298

1,044

403

641

706

159

547

Attorneys

60

13

47

56

11

45

62

10

52

Economists

170

58

112

83

32

51

63

22

41

Managers/ Administrators

3,972

1,107

2,865

3,435

992

2,443

2,339

487

1,852

Social Scientists

486

82

404

497

71

426

292

46

246

Teachers

2,917

525

2,392

3,224

669

2,555

1,991

356

1,635

Theologians

64

45

19

46

19

27

75

40

35

Vocational Instructors

1,386

560

826

2,711

1,220

1,491

3,804

1,750

2,054

Other

1,754

451

1,303

1,056

284

772

963

177

786

Total

12,677

3,411

9,266

12,152

3,701

8,451

10,295

3,047

7,248

Source: Economic and Social Survey

 

Skilled & Semi - Skilled Graduates by Programme (HEART Trust/NTA)
  2007 2006 2005
  Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Agriculture 491 246 245 593 277 316 1,034 500 534
Apparel & Sewn Products 1,801 54 1,747 1,916 63 1,853 1,961 67 1,894
Art & Craft 108 71 37 258 88 170 176 35 141
Automotive Trade 2,330 2,267 63 2,393 2,282 111 1,545 1,361 184
Beauty Care & Services 1,224 40 1,184 1,277 24 1,253 744 17 727
Cabinet Making 115 107 8 541 526 15 248 239 9
Commercial Skills 2,935 705 2,230 10,924 3,791 7,133 5,735 1,543 4,192
Construction 5,816 5,465 351 8,166 7,748 418 3,971 3,828 143
Hospitality 11,101 2,893 8,208 10,788 3,000 7,788 7,136 1,698 5,438
Information technology 6,928 2,680 4,248 11,884 4,174 7,710 5,494 1,714 3,780
Machine & Appliance 1,076 1,038 38 1,792 1,712 80 1,424 1,299 125
Early Childhood Education 2,844 356 2,488 1,501 79 1,422 934 36 898
Other 6,124 2,826 3,298 2,821 1,408 1,413 2,625 1,244 1,381
Total 42,893 18,748 24,145 54,854 25,172 29,682 33,027 13,581 19,446

Source: Economic and Social Survey

 

Graduates from Selected Tertiary Institutions by Programme, Certification Received and Gender

University of the West Indies 2006/2007 - TOTAL (3,276)

Certification Received Masters Bachelors Degree Diploma Certificate
Programme Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Humanities 11 43 114 352 1 3 0 0
Social Sciences 104 231 178 764 1 8 21 88
Law 0 2 13 48 0 0 0 0
Medical Sciences 23 40 43 305 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 15 10 126 161 4 3 0 0
Engineering 4 4 15 5 0 0 0 0
Agriculture 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Education 15 89 51 342 7 27 0 0
Total 173 419 541 1,980 13 41 21 88

Source: University of the West Indies Official Statistics.

University of the West Indies 2005/2006 - TOTAL (2,955)

Certification Received Masters Bachelors Degree Diploma Certificate
Programme Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Humanities 5 33 81 310 3 3 0 0
Social Sciences 135 253 195 778 0 6 26 96
Law 0 0 7 35 0 0 0 0
Medical Sciences 25 57 31 99 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 35 26 103 144 0 1 0 0
Engineering 7 3 17 2 2 0 0 0
Agriculture 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0
Education 11 108 31 241 11 26 0 0
Total 220 480 469 1,611 17 36 26 96

Source: University of the West Indies Official Statistics

 

University of Technology 2006/2007 - TOTAL (1,591)

Certification Received Masters Bachelors Degree

Associate

Degree

Diploma Certificate
Programme Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Built Environment 0 0 92 48 0 0 47 8 15 0
Business Management 0 0 125 318 22 4 2 4 6 27
Engineering/ Computing 0 0 148 63 4 1 77 7 17 4
Education & Liberal Studies 1 0 103 207 0 0 21 23 0 0
Health & Applied Science 0 0 36 120 5 25 0 0 7 4
Total 1 0 504 756 31 30 147 42 45 35

Source: Economic and Social Survey

 

University of Technology 2005/2006 - TOTAL (1,688)

Certification Received Masters Bachelors Degree

Associate

Degree

Diploma Certificate
Programme Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Built Environment 2 1 92 31 0 0 57 16 18 4
Business Management 0 0 153 372 0 0 5 4 7 39
Engineering/ Computing 0 0 209 73 0 0 43 1 0 0
Education & Liberal Studies 2 11 74 235 0 0 7 11 0 0
Health & Applied Science 0 0 39 133 2 14 1 12 5 15
Total 4 12 567 844 2 14 113 44 30 58

 

Source: Economic and Social Survey

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(ii) Secondary Certification By Course/ Subjects

 

 

Certification By Course/ Subject

2007

2006

2005

2004

2007

2006

2005

2004

 

 

 

Caribbean Examinations Council

Number of Candidates Sitting

Percentage Passing

Arts/ Languages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English Language

39,352

37,408

36,051

34,183

45.1

46.0

54.0

39.7

Social Studies

18,996

16,929

14,867

13,685

75.4

75.0

81.7

74.2

Caribbean History

5,685

5,632

5,333

4,501

71.6

72.3

62.2

62.5

English Literature

8,091

7,984

7,558

6,376

66.6

44.7

65.0

56.5

French

858

767

625

425

78.9

80.8

70.4

56.9

Spanish

3,943

3,660

3,295

2,477

68.1

73.9

62.8

60.8

Religious Education

2,511

2,443

2,213

1,934

82.6

82.3

81.7

82.3

Geography

4,097

4,016

3,991

3,502

71.4

52.8

57.5

52.2

Music

82

73

77

53

68.3

50.7

75.3

62.3

Theatre Arts

274

172

231

118

90.2

89.5

91.8

81.4

Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biology

4,799

4,930

4,877

3,927

73.7

73.0

62.5

47.7

Chemistry

4,435

4,236

3,946

2,813

61.2