The chart illustrates the number of female students per 100 male students enrolled in primary, secondary, and tertiary education in developing and developed countries in 1990 and 1998. It also compares these figures to a target of 100 female students per 100 male students.
In general, it is evident that the number of female students has increased at all levels of education in both types of countries as the red bars are at higher levels than their adjacent blue bars. The data visualized in the chart can also be interpreted using the target line. It is notable that the number of female students per 100 male students appears to be in close proximity to the target level across all levels of education in developed countries, while the number of females enrolled in education tends to be further below the target level.
In comparison of the statistics derived from the two categories of countries, the number of girls enrolled in education is higher in developed countries at all levels of education. It is also apparent that opposing trends are displayed by the developing and developed countries, as the number of female students per 100 male students tends to decrease at higher levels of education in developing countries, while an upward trajectory is displayed in developed countries as the level of education increases.