The bar chart illustrates the proportion of men and women who pursued higher education in five different countries in 2001.
Overall, the level of females with higher education qualifications was higher than that of males in the United States and Germany, meanwhile, the percentage of highly educated female Japanese, British, and Switzerland was lower than its male counterpart. Notably, the highest rate of residents with academic qualifications was Switzerland for male, and Germany for female, while Japan held the lowest proportion of academic pursuing in both genders.
It was clear that only in Germany and the U.S. was the rate of women with academic qualifications higher than men. The percentage of highly educated women in Germany was the highest among five countries, standing at 45 per cent, followed by female Americans at 40 per cent. At the same time, the corresponding figure for Switzerland, Britain, and Japan stood at 35%, 30% and 25%, respectively.
Regarding male figure, Switzerland held the highest proportion at 45%, while Japan showed the lowest level of academic engagement among males, represented 15 percentage points lower than Switzerland, at 30%. Meanwhile, the United States, Britain, and Germany shared the same moderate rate at 35%.