... of white
men. It's a place for all men and women. It is helping us to become an inclusive society. [Interjections.] These achievements have resulted from the ANC-led government's commitment to higher education access for all young people. We have 1,1 million young people in higher education institutions today.
In 2016 our higher education institutions produced 203 076 graduates. The majority - and Mr President, listen to this one - first time ever, the majority were in science, engineering and technology, followed by business management, then humanities and finally education. Doctoral graduates produced by public universities nearly tripled from 973 in the year 2000 to 2 530 in 2015 and growth is accelerating. For the first time ever, in 2014 more black doctoral graduates graduated than any other group in our country. [Applause.]
On the current trajectory, the university system will produce in excess of the National Development Plan target of 5 000 doctoral graduates per annum by 2030. Although we still want to see greater numbers of young black people pursuing PhDs in