The provided first chart and second chart illustrate the proportion of school-aged girls and boys studying at secondary school and the proportion of college-aged men and women in higher education in four world regions, namely Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and East Asia in 2000.
Overall, Europe occupied the highest position in both Secondary Education and Higher Education regardless of gender, while Sub-Saharan Africa was the opposite. In addition, there were clear differences in the percentages of school-aged girls and boys learning in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Looking first at Secondary Education, the proportion of Males and Females learning in Europe accounted for the highest participation rates at around 98% and 100%, respectively, followed distantly by both genders in East Asia shared equal figures, reaching 60% each. In contrast, the percentages of Male and Female students in Latin America were higher than tSub-Saharan Africa, with approximately 50% and 60 %, and 30% and 20%, respectively.
As for the remaining education, Europe claimed the top spot in terms of participation rates, with 60% Males and 70% Females. Likewise, starting at around 20% Male students and 15% Female students, Latin America was 10% Males and 8% Females, and approximately 7% Males and 5% Females higher than those of East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.