The chart illustrates the percentage of males and females. Overall, the percentage of females proficient in second language in remaining countries is higher than that of their male counterparts, except in Thailand. India has the highest percentage of students having a good command for a second language, as opposed to the lowest figure in China.
Regarding the proportion of students proficient in a foreign language in Romania, India, and Vietnam, the figures for females in Romania and India are comparable, with being more or less than two-third. In India, the figure for males having a proficiency level in second language (56%) is significantly higher than that in Romania (42%), at merely 14%. In Vietnam, more than half of females having a command for a second language exceed that of males.
In terms of remaining countries, as for Russia, the gender gap is much less noticeable, with the males and females figures being 35% and 42% respectively. In China, the figure for females who are proficient in a second language (30%) is double that of male counterparts (15%). In other words, the proportion of males having a proficiency level in a second language in Thailand surpasses that figure for females, with a merely 3% gap.