68% of public university intake are women

Of the 41,573 applicants who gained admission to public institutions of higher learning (IPTA), 28,280 or 68.02 per cent were women, according to the Higher Education Department.  They were chosen from 68,702 applicants.

This is a slight increase from two years ago where women make up 65.4 per cent of 41,267 applicants who gained admission. There were 64,703 applicants.

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