The charts illustrate the educational attainment of people in different age groups in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2010, while the pie charts show the distribution of educational qualifications among men and women during the same year.
Overall, younger residents were far more likely to possess a university degree, whereas the proportion of people with no qualifications increased considerably among the older age groups. In terms of gender, the shares of the three qualification categories were distributed quite evenly for both men and women. Furthermore, the differences between males and females were relatively minor compared with the variations observed across age groups.
Looking at the bar chart in more detail, university degrees accounted for the largest proportion among the three youngest age categories, representing 71% of those aged 16-24, 76% of the 24-35 group, and 71% of individuals aged 35-50, while only 9% in each of these groups had no qualifications. By contrast, educational attainment declined among older people: the figure for degree holders fell to 50% in the 50-75 category and disappeared entirely among those aged over 75, where no qualifications became dominant at 75%.
Focusing on the pie charts, women were almost equally divided among the three qualification levels, with 34% having no qualifications, 33% holding a university degree, and 33% possessing a school certificate. A similar pattern can be seen among men, for whom no qualifications made up 35%, while school certificates and university degrees accounted for 33% and 32% respectively. Comparing the two genders, women had a slightly higher proportion of degree holders, whereas men recorded a marginally greater share of individuals without qualifications.