The charts compared the percentages of between two genders in four different regions in the year 2000
Overall, Europe had the highest percentage of population attending both secondary school and higher education, while the opposite was true Sub-Saharan African area. Moreover, there were not any significant gap between male and female, except for Secondary Education in Latin America.
In terms of Secondary Education, the percentage of school-aged boys who were at secondary school in Europe was nearly 100%, two-fold higher than that of Latin America. The figures for the opposite sex who were living in the two aforementioned regions were nearly equal to those of male, were 100% and roughly 60%, respectively. In Latin America, 60% of boys and 50% of girl went to secondary school. Very few Sub-Saharan African children had access to secondary education – only 30% of boys and 20% of girls.
Regarding higher education, including colleges and universities, the percentage of male and female in Europe still dominant the comparision, with 70% and 60% respectively. The figure for college-aged men in Latin America was 20%, compared to only 10% of East Asia and around 5% of Sub-Saharan Africa. The same arrangement was seen in the percentage of women in higher education of the three areas, with 15%, 8% and 3% respectively.