The bar chart illustrates the ratio of women studying in higher education across five countries in the years 1970 and 2005.
Overall, the percentage of female higher education students in 1970 increased, followed by a dramatic decrease, while in 2005, it generally remained the same. Despite this, the percentage of women studying higher education was higher in 2005 than in 1970.
In 1970, the percentage of female students who went to college in the UK was 35%, while the ratio increased in the USA to approximately 40%, whereas in Canada, the ratio of female college students reached about 60%. However, the percentage declined sharply in Japan to around 20%, while Germany had approximately 50% female students studying in college for higher education in 1970.
In 2005, the percentage of women in higher education increased and remained relatively stable across the countries. The percentage of female college students in the US, UK, and Canada was around 60% of the total 100% education in the countries. Furthermore, Japan progressed to about 40% in women’s higher education, while Germany had a slight increase in women’s college education. Canada was the only country where the percentage of women’s college education remained the same, which is around 60%.
