The number of students studying STEM subjects and
A-lever is still growing, for the fifth year in a row, according to official figures,
however a gender gap is still occurring.Maths is now the most popular A-level among
students, with 88,816 candidates, after English slipped down to second place
amid a 4.6% fall in entries. The number of girls studying physics has increased
by 4.7% however there is still a significant gap between the number of boys
taking this subject compared to girls. We are slowly heading in the right
direction, with more students taking up STEM subjects. However, it is important
that there is a concerted effort between government, industry and the education
sector to continue driving students into STEM, but also an increased effort to
close the gender gap.
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