The bar chart given compares four regions of the world different of school-aged girls and boys who were at secondary school based on the percentage of female and male students in high school and college in 2000.
Looking at the illustration, it is immediately evident that Europe recorded the highest figure in both secondary and higher education throughout the period, whereas Sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest figures. Additionally, all regions surveyed showed an overall upward or downward trend, with some dramatic changes – except for Europe, where females consistently outnumbered males.
Regarding students at secondary education, the percentage of school-aged female students in Europe occupied nearly 100%, 2% higher than that of male students. In Latin America, females also outnumbered males, with females accounting for roughly 60% and males reaching approximately 50%. Conversely, Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia had higher male attendance rates in comparison with females, with 60% male learners in East Asia, nearly double at this figure for Sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, the female attendance rates in these regions stood at 20% and 35%, respectively.
In terms of tertiary education, Europe was the only region where female enrollment surpassed that of males, at about 70% compared to 60%. In contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa showed an alarming low participation, with the male figure barely exceeding 5%, while the female rates were nearly negligible. Besides that, Latin America and East Asia experienced a marginal male advantage, with males outnumbering females by around 5%-10%.