The given chart illustrates the figure for young women taking to further education comparing 5 nations in the period from 1980 to 2015.
Overall, the proportion of student girls entering higher education increased significantly with the UK, USA, South Korea, and France. Additionally, Australia recorded the highest rate, which remained unchanged over a 35-year period.
Regarding the upward trend, there was a surge of nearly 20% in the USA between 1980 to 2015, placing it on the top of female school-leavers with Australia. Besides, the UK climbed dramatically from around 35% to 55%, which allowed it to overtake France to reach the second position on the top trend. South Korea represented a considerable soar with 30% in 2015, which was double the figure for 1980, in contrast, South Korea still sinked at the bottom of the survey.
Concerning the others, the figure for student girls in France saw a minimal rise by below 5% from, moving from 50% in 1980 to approximately 54% in 2015, which results in it being overtaken by both USA and UK during the remaining years. Finally, the percentage in Australia was a period of stability, staying at about 58% between 1980 and 2015.
