The bar graph provides a comparison of the percentage of female school-leavers pursuing higher education in five countries in the years 1980 and 2015.
Overall, all countries witnessed an increase in the proportion of women in higher education in 2015 compared to 1980, with the exception of Australia. Despite maintaining a stable percentage, Australia shared the highest percentage of women in higher education with the USA in 2015. The UK and the USA demonstrated consistent growth in this period, while South Korea experienced a significant incline. Conversely, France displayed the smallest increment among the five nations.
In 1980, the UK and the USA both had comparable percentages at slightly above 30%, which rose to just below 60% in 2015. Australia remained constant with almost 60% in both years, sharing the highest percentage with the USA in 2015. South Korea witnessed a remarkable surge with a near doubling of its percentage to approximately 30% in 2015. Conversely, France had the smallest increase from around 50% in 1980 to nearly 60% in 2015.
