The bar chart illustrates information about the proportion of female school leavers entering universities in five countries (the UK, the USA, Australia, South Korea, and France) from 1980 and 2015. Units are measured in percentage. Overall, it can be concluded from the given information that the percentage of women in higher education increased in the five countries.
According to the chart, the ratio of female students enrolling in higher education has shown an upward trend over the 35-year period. Australia and USA had the highest percentages of female students both countries recording approximately 58%. All other countries had more than half of their students enrolling in universities while South Korea had the lowest percentage at around 15% and 30% in 1980 and 2015, respectively.
In addition, the smallest change was seen in France, where the number increased by around 5% while The most dramatic change was in South Korea, where the percentage doubled from 15% to 30%. Moreover, The UK and the USA increased similarly by 20% over the period shown.
