The bar chart shows the percentage of males and females entering higher education in Japan, the US, Switzerland, Britain, and Germany in the year 2001.
Overall, Germany and Switzerland had the highest percentage of males and females with higher education qualifications. The percentage of women holding degrees in higher education in Japan was the lowest.
In terms of males, Switzerland had the highest percentage of educated men, at 45%. The US, Britain, and Germany followed closely, each with 35%, and Japan had the lowest percentage, at 30%, which was less than half of Switzerland’s.
In the category of women who completed higher education, Germany had the highest number, with 45% of its women pursuing further studies. In contrast, only 25% of Japanese women had tertiary education, and the United States also had a high percentage of female graduates, at 40%. The proportion of females with higher degrees in Britain and Switzerland was 30% and 35%, respectively.