The bar chart illustrates the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of education in developing and developed countries in 1990 and 1998.
Overall, girls’ enrolment was consistently higher in developed countries than in developing ones. In addition, participation increased slightly between 1990 and 1998, with the largest gender gap observed in tertiary education.
In developing countries, the number of girls was below 100 at all levels in both years. In primary education, it increased from 83 in 1990 to 87 in 1998. In secondary education, the figure also rose from 72 to 82. Tertiary education had the lowest numbers, rising from 66 to 75. Even though the numbers improved, girls were still outnumbered by boys, especially in higher education.
In developed countries, the numbers were much higher. In primary education, it increased slightly from 95 to 96. In secondary education, it went up from 98 to 99, showing little change. In tertiary education, the number was over 100 in both years. It increased from 105 to 112, indicating that there were more girls than boys at this level.