The given bar chart illustrates the number of male and female students who majored in engineering at Australian universities in 1992, 2002, and 2012.
Overall, it is clear that the number of male students studying engineering was consistently higher than that of female students throughout the period. Moreover, the proportion of female students remained significantly lower than that of males.
In 1992, the number of male students was approximately 14,000, whereas only around 2,000 females studied engineering. By 2002, the number of male students declined slightly to 12,000, while the number of female students doubled to 4,000.
In 2012, the number of male students remained stable at about 12,000. In contrast, the number of female students increased to 6,000, which was nearly three times higher than in 1992.
