The line graph compares the proportions between males and females who continued their average education until the age of 18 in Norway, UK, Spain, and Italy.
Overall, education in Norway dominated throughout the period in both genders, despite being the lowest one, females’ education in UK increased generally, while Spain had the lowest proportion of males in continued education.
In 1996, continued education in Norway was 90% in both genders. In 1999, there was a decline in the number of females, whereas the number of males stayed the same. There was a change in the number of females, it soared by 100% and remained until the end of the period. However, males saw an opposite trend and the number of men declined to 90% by the end of the period. Proportion of men in Italy was well over 55%, while the number of females in continued education was more than females, around 70%. Education in Italy fluctuated the whole period among females, but by the end it was 70% as at the beginning. Moreover, number of males in continued education in Italy gradually increased 70% by the end of the period.
It is clear that Spain had the lowest proportion among male, well under 55% initially, while the number of females in Spain was well over 65%. Spain experienced fluctuations in both genders, hence by the end of the period, the number of women in Spain soared by 75%, whereas proportions of men were well over 55%. In addition, in UK, solar rapid increased, it was 65%, and by the end of the period was 85% in both genders.