The following diagram presents information about different types of post-school qualifications in Australia, showing the proportion of males and females who held each qualification in 1999. Overall, it can be seen that the proportion of men was higher than that of women in three types of qualifications.
On the one hand, the number of women who obtained an undergraduate diploma was twice as high as that of men (70% and about 35%). Similarly, the level of a bachelor’s diploma was approximately 55% in the proportion of females, while the opposite gender’s figure was 10% lower compared to the women.
On the other hand, the proportion of men who held the skilled vocational diploma was the highest of all categories, standing at 90%, which was nine times greater than that of women. Additionally, the percentage of males who obtained postgraduate diplomas was 70%, and it was 40% higher than the percentage of women. Furthermore, 1999 witnessed a lower percentage of females who held master’s degrees than males. That is, it was about 40% in women’s figure.