The bar chart illustrates the share between two genders of higher education degrees in five distinct countries in 2001.
Overall, women in the United States (US) and Germany generally had more tertiary education qualifications than men counterparts, while the opposite was true for the remaining countries, where men had a higher percentage. Additionally, Japan saw the largest disparity between two genders.
In Germany and the US, the percentage of female degree holders outnumbered that of male. In Germany, nearly half of females obtained university qualifications (45%), 10% higher than male graduates (35%). A similar trend was observed in the US, though the gap was smaller, with 40% of women and 35% of men attaining higher education.
By contrast, in Switzerland, Japan, and Britain, men hold a greater proportion of higher education qualifications than women. In a stark contrast to Germany, Switzerland recorded 45% of male received university degrees, whereas their female counterparts stood at 35%. Similarly, 40% was witnessed in the share percentage of men, compared to only 25% of women. Notably, this figure was also the lowest among five countries. Britain showed the smallest difference in the proportion of tertiary qualifications between males and females (5%), accounting for 35% and 30%, respectively.