The bar chart presents information about male and female students taking degrees in 1960 and 2000. Overall, male students increased in all grades. Additionally, the percentage of female students receiving degrees improved, too.
In detail, males started taking science degrees with roughly 34% in 1960. However, this figure sharply declined to just under 20% in the year 2000. In 1960, art and math degrees began at well under 10% and 30%, respectively. Then, arts rose to approximately 21%, but maths decreased to roughly 16% in 2000. The percentage of male students obtaining a language degree was just over 20% in both years. In 1960, humanities degrees started with well over 20%; however, this figure peaked at 50% by 2000.
Regarding women students, science degrees began at about a tenth (10%) in 1960. In 2000, this quantity slowly grew to just over 10%. Next, art degrees began at about 30% in 1960. In 2000, this figure declined to approximately 25%. The percentage of female students earning degrees in mathematics was about the same in 1960 and 2000, about 5%. In 1960, women students taking language and humanities degrees started with 45% and well over 30%, respectively; in the year 2000, they diminished to 30% and roughly 25%, respectively.