The chart depicts the percentage of males and females who achieved higher education qualification in five countries during 2001.
In the US and Germany were the proportion of females with higher than that of males. However, in the remaining coutries, the percentage of males surpassed that of females. Notably, the percentage of males with higher education in Switzerland and females in Germany is the highest among all groups.
In the US the percentage of females with higher education qualification was 40%, which was 5% higher than that of males. In Germany, 45% of women held higher educations qualifications , while the corresponding figure for men was 35%.
The proportion of males with higher education qualifications in Japan stood at 45%, exceeding the males figure of 35%.Britain showed a higher proportion of males with higher education qualifications (45%) compared to females (35%). The rate of males with higher education qualifications was 45% and that of females was 35% in Switzerland.