The line graphs exhibit proportion of young people (according to gender) who wanted to study secondary education at their teenager period from 4 European countries from 1996 to 2003.
Overall, on the both of the chart Norwegians led the pack. In contrast, the lowest figure is belong to Spanish men. While the percentage of people in the UK increased considerably over the years, the figures in other countries experienced a slight increase.
Focusing on the highest figures first in terms of women, in Norway started at a staggering 90 % and saw a negligible growth until the final year, finishing at the maximum of 100%. In 1996, all other lines started at between 65 and 70 percent. After that Spain and Italy finished without significant increases . Moreover, the UK figures surpassed others and reached at 85 percent.
When it comes to men students, the lowest demand for studying in secondary education was in Spain, it rose from around 50 to 57 percent over the period. Conversely, male Norwegians keeping its dominance with a gradual increase, it grew by 5% until 2002. However, end of the period, the figure stood at just over 90 percent. Although, Italy saw a small increase by the end of the year, a dramatic growth was seen in the UK. So, both of them finished at 68 and 85 percent respectively.