The provided bar chart delineates the distribution of post-school qualifications in Australia, segmented by gender in 1999.
Overall, it can be seen that males dominated in the categories of skilled vocational diploma, postgraduate diploma, and master’s degree, whereas females outshone in terms of undergraduate diploma and bachelor’s diploma.
Looking at the details, women were outnumbered by men with regards to skilled vocational diploma. The figures of males in this level made up 90% — nine times more than females. Conversely, in terms of undergradute diploma, females outstood with 70% — nearly double that of males.
When it came to bachelor’s degree, there was a slight disparity; women accounted for 50%, and men also took up nearly 50%. However, in Australia 70% of males had postgraduate diploma, while only 30% had this degree in 1999. Moreover, in respect of master’s degree, the percentage of men surpassed that of females by 20%, reaching at 60%.