Given are two column graphs comparing the rates of secondary and tertiary education among males and females in various different parts of the world.
While Europe enjoys relatively high levels of education overall, it seems that people in less affluent regions are far less likely to be educated. All European girls of school age and 90 percent of boys receive of girls and 10 percent of boys in Sub – Saharan Africa Latin. America and East Asia, meanwhile, have moderate levels of secondary education – between 40 and 50 percent for both sexes.
With regard to higher education, the figures are much lower throughout the world. In Europe, some 50 percent of adult females and 45 percent of adult males gain a higher education. Conversely, only 20 percent of females and 25 percent of males in sub – Saharan Africa attend college or university. The figures for Latin America and East Asia are marginally higher than those of Africa.
Also note worthy is the fact that females are more likely to receive a secondary education in all regions except East Asia, but less likely to receive a tertiary education in all regions except Europe.