Almost five million tertiary education students graduated in the European Union (EU) in 2014: some 58% were women and 42% men. However, males account for 73% of all EU graduates in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction (in science, mathematics and computing, men make up 58%) (see Fig 1, below)). These data are issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The share of male graduates in engineering, manufacturing and construction ranged from 61% in Poland to 85% in Ireland (see Fig 2, below). Science, mathematics and computing is another male field in most Member States – apart from Romania (41% of the graduates in this field are men), Portugal (43%), Cyprus (46%), Italy (47%) and Bulgaria (50%). The highest share of male graduates in science, mathematics and computing was in Netherlands (73%), well above the EU average level (58%). On the other hand, four out of five graduates in education are women (80%). Another field where women are largely overrepresented is health and welfare, with 75% female graduates. Just 10% of tertiary education graduates in Ireland were in the field of engineering, manufacturing and construction in 2014, compared to the EU average of 14.4%. Austria, Finland and Germany had the highest number of graduates in this field (20.8%, 20.5% and 20.4%, respectively). Luxembourg (5.6%), the Netherlands (8.2%) and Malta (8.6%) had fewest graduates in this area in 2014. In all Member States, there were more women among tertiary education graduates than men (58% of graduates were women at EU level). The share of female graduates was particularly high in Estonia and Poland (both 66%). The most balanced gender distribution was observed in Germany (51%) and Ireland (52%). For more information Eurostat website section dedicated to education and training Eurostat database on education and training [caption id="attachment_31004" align="aligncenter" width="663"]distribution-eu-tertiary-gradutes-field-sex-2014 CLICK TO ENLARGE Fig 1: Distribution of EU tertiary graduates by field and sex, 2014[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_31008" align="aligncenter" width="663"]tertiary-education-graduates-sex-2014 CLICK TO ENLARGE Fig 2: Tertiary education graduates by sex, 2014[/caption]