The given bar graph compares information about the proportion of men and women students who are proficient in foreign languages across six countries.
At a glance, the highest percentage is observed among females in India, while the lowest rate for males is seen in China. Notably, the percentage of male students is significantly higher than that of females in Thailand, despite females showing a dominant proportion in other countries.
According to the data, India shows the highest prevalence of both genders among the six countries, particularly in women (around 70%) and in men (56%). Romania ranks as the second most dominant country, representing 65% of the female students and 42% of the male students. Meanwhile, Vietnam follows closely behind, with a female rate of 56%, which is comparable to the male rate in India, whereas the male proficiency rate in Vietnam stands at nearly 39%.
As for the remaining nations, Russia ranks fourth among the six. The male figure is 35%, while the female proportion equals the male rate in Romania (42%). Conversely, this trend is reversed in Thailand, where the male share is 32% and the female percentage is 27%. Finally, in China, the proportion of females is comparable to the male rate in Thailand, while the percentage of men in this country is approximately 17% — the lowest among all the countries.