The line graph illustrates the proportion of young people in four countries who pursued their secondary education until the age of 18 from 1996 to 2003.
Overall, the data is divided into two categories based on gender, showing the percentages of male and female students in Norway, Sweden, Spain, and Italy. Norway maintained the lead throughout the period for both genders, despite witnessing a decline.
In detail, the percentage of female students in Norway stood at 90% in 1996. Except for a slight decline in 1998, these figures continued to increase and reached 100% in 2000, remaining at the same level until 2003. The percentage in the UK ranked third in the first year with 65%. This data increased significantly, peaking at 85% in 2000, and remained at that level until the last year. It surpassed its two counterparts, Spain and Italy, in 1997.Spain, on the other hand, had a student percentage of 68% in 1996. The share increased marginally and remained at 74% from 1998 to 2000, before decreasing to 70% in 2002. Afterwards, the proportion of young students rose to 75% in the final year.
In terms of male students, Norway was again dominant, accounting for 90% in 1996 and continuing to rise. After reaching its peak at 100% in 2002, it fell sharply to 92% in 2003. the percentage of male students in the UK and Italy was 65% and 57% in 1996, respectively. The former increased from 70% in 1998 to 85% in 2000, remaining at 85% for three consecutive years until 2003. Similarly, the latter climbed to 65% in 1998, and from that point, remained at the same level for three consecutive years. After starting to rise again in 2002, it reached 68% in 2003