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Which subjects are the most popular at university in each country?
There are huge variations. Engineering is the most common master in Japan (33% of all Masters) and Sweden (23%). The Arts & Humanities are most popular in Germany (15%), Italy (15%) and South Korea (13%). Social Sciences are in favour in the Netherlands (19%), Greece (19%) and Norway (17%). Information Technology peaks in Ireland (12%), Estonia (10%) and Australia (9%). Natural Sciences & Maths are most popular in Germany (11%), Denmark (10%), but also in France, the Netherlands, Greece and Japan (all 9%). Health Sciences attract the most students in Latvia (29%), Lithuania (28%), Chile (28%), Japan (27%), and the USA (26%).
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