The bar chart provides information about the share of women and men who had tertiary qualifications in five distinct nations, including Japan, the United States, Switzerland, Britain, and Germany, in 2001.
Overall, it is apparent that the proportion of males with upper education persuasion was higher than that of females in almost all countries, except for the US and Germany. The widest gender gap was observed in Switzerland (in favour of males) and Germany (in favour of females)
In Japan, merely about 25% of females had higher education qualifications, compared to 30% of males. A similar pattern was seen in the United Kingdom, where the female figure stood at 30%, while the male rate was slightly higher, at 35%. Switzerland showed the strongest gap between the rate of both genders, with 35% of women who achieved this academic status, versus 45% of men.
By contrast,Germany and the US were the two countries where the women outnumbered men. In detail, around 40% of US women had tertiary qualifications, which exceeded the male figure of 35%. Germany displayed the most indiscernible female lead, with 45% of women owning higher education qualification compared to only 35% of males.