The bar chart illustrates the proportion of feminine students enrolled in different levels of school education between 1990 and 1998. units are measured in the amount of girls per 100 boys.
Overall, the number of girls is considerably lower than that of boys at primary and secondary schools. Both developing and developed countries didn’t go over the targeted amount of feminine students, except at the tertiary education level in developed countries. Developed countries showed considerably low figures in each category over the period given.
in terms of primary education, developing countries stood at 83 girls per 100 boys in 1990 and showed a slight growth by 4 units in 1998 . In contrast, developed regions had less dramatical inequality between numbers of enrolled boys and girls and accounted for 95 and 96 units in 1990 and 1998, respectively.
As for secondary school level, developed countries demonstrated a higher proportion of feminine students and almost hit the target of gender equality at 98 and 99 girls per 100 boys over the period given . Developing areas had a noticeable rise from 72 to 82 units by the end of the timeframe. Nonetheless, those features were still low, compared to developed countries.
In terms of tertiary education, developed areas already had more girls than boys at 105 units in 1990 and experienced a markable increase by 7 units over the timeframe. In comparison, developed regions showed the lowest proportion among the educational levels at 66 and 75 units in 1990 and 1998, accordingly.