Economy

Economy January 10, 2017 | 12:31 pm

Women on top; hold 59.6% of the university degrees

Santo Domingo.- National Statistics Office(ONE) director Alexandra Izquierdo on Tuesday said women account for 59.6% ofthe 15-and-over population with a university degree, while the remaining 40.4% aremen.

She said the National Multiple Purpose HouseholdSurvey (ENHOGAR 2015) found 60.9% of those aged 15 or over who obtained a basicuniversity degree are women, while 39.1% are men.

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