The bar chart illustrates the proportion of female school leavers entering universities in five different countries (the UK, the USA, Australia, South Korea and France) from 1980 to 2015.
Overall, the trend shows significant increase in the number of female students enrolling in universities in all the countries.
Analyzing the data, the ratio of female students enrolling in higher education has shown an upward trend over the 35-year period. Excluding South Korea all other countries had more than half of their female students enrolled in universities by 2015. Australia and the USA had the highest percentages of female students enrolled in higher education, with both countries recording approximately 58%, while the UK and France had slightly lower percentages at around 55% and 54%, respectively.
Among the five countries, Australia had the most consistent trend in terms of the percentage of female students, remaining at 58% throughout the 35-year period. South Korea, on the other hand, recorded the most significant increase, doubling from around 15% in 1980 to 30% in 2015, albeit still the lowest among other countries.