The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of high school graduates of two distinct age groups, 25-34 years old and 55-64 years old, in six various countries in 2010. Overall, the number of younger adult graduates from high school was higher than that of the older adults in almost all countries, except for the USA.
The percentage of high school-educated adults in both age groups in Germany and the USA was quite high. Both countries had the same number of high school graduates among 25-34 years old, representing nearly 88%. This figure for the older age group in the USA covered approximately 90%, while in Germany, it was 5% lower than in the USA. Meanwhile in Russia, the percentage for the older age group was the second highest among all countries, accounting for over 90%. That of the younger group was about 20% lower.
In South Korea, the percentage of high school-educated individuals in the younger group was the highest, representing over 95%. However, this figure for the older age group covered about a half of that. Brazil and China had the lowest number of adults at the high school level for both groups. In Brazil, this figure was approximately half for the younger group and a quarter for the older group. Meanwhile in China, this percentage for the younger group was 20% and a half of that for the older group.