In 2018, the highest field of study pursued by Millennials was business, economics and management studies, with over a quarter of them enrolled. Education and engineering followed, at 22 percent and 8.6 percent of the registered Millennials in higher education. The lowest popular field of study was family ecology and consumer science, which had a mere share 0.2 percent of the registered students.
Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study
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Statistics South Africa. (February 25, 2021). Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study." Chart. February 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/
Statistics South Africa. (2021). Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/
Statistics South Africa. "Share of Millennials Aged 23 to 38 Years Attending a Tertiary Education Institution in South Africa in 2018, by Field of Study." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/
Statistics South Africa, Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of Millennials aged 23 to 38 years attending a tertiary education institution in South Africa in 2018, by field of study [Graph], Statistics South Africa, February 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262379/millennials-attending-university-in-south-africa-by-field-of-study/
