The bar chart compares the proportion of women going into higher education in five various countries, including the UK, the USA, Australia, South Korea, and France, between 1980 and 2015.
Overall, what can be immediately surmised from the data is that there was an upward trend in the percentage of female school-leavers going into higher education in the UK, the USA, South Korea, and France. It is worth mentioning that the figure remained unchanged in Australia both years.
Looking at the details, the proportion of female school-leavers started at 35% and 39% in the UK and the USA in 1980, respectively. While the former demonstrated a considerable growth to 55% at the end of the period. Nonetheless, the latter witnessed a dramatic increase to just under 60% in 2015. In addition, the percentage of women graduating accounted for approximately 15% in South Korea in 1980. After that, it showed a twofold rise to 30% at the end of the period.
Moreover, the proportion of girls graduating showed a slow growth from 50% to 52% in France between 1980 and 2015. According to Australia, it remained unchanged at 58% both years.
