The two bar charts below compare the percentages of boys and girls attending secondary school, as well as men and women in higher education, across four regions of the world in 2000.
Overall, Europe recorded the highest participation rates in both secondary and higher education, while Sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest figures. In addition, females generally had slightly higher enrolment rates than males in the most regions, particularly at the higher education level.
Regarding secondary education, Europe had the highest enrol,ent rates for both boys and girls, at around 95% and 100% respectively. In contrast, Sun- Saharan Africa recorded the lowest figures, with only about 30%of boys and 20% of girls attending secondary school. Meanwhile, Latin America and East Asia showed moderate participation.
Turning to higer education, Europe again recorded the highest participation rates, with women slightly exceeding men at approximately 70% and 60% repectively. By contrast, Sub-Saharan Africa had very low figures for both genders, at under 10%. Latin America and East Asia showed lower participation overall, and gender difference in these regions was relatively small.