The bar chart provides information on the percentage of female school graduates who went into tertiary education in five countries in the years 1980 and 2015.
Overall, the share of female alumni going into further education increased substantially until 2015 in all countries, with the exception of Australia, whose figure stood at a parity in both years. Notably, Australia had the largest share of female university applicants, while the opposite was true for South Korea.
Focusing on the countries where the highest growth was recorded in female applicants, the UK had 35% in 1980, which was followed by a rise of 20% until 2015. This was also the case regarding the USA, with its corresponding rate going up from 37% to 57%. On the other hand, albeit with smaller proportions, South Korea drew a parallel to the previous two countries in terms of growth, as it saw its female school-leavers going into higher education exactly double from 15% to 30%.
Turning to the countries with smaller or little-to-no pattern of change, it was France that experienced a minimal climb, marking a 5-percentage-point change, ending the period up, at 55%. Unlike this, roughly 57% of female school alumni in Australia decided to apply to higher education in 1980, a figure that remained unaltered in the latter year.
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Overall, the share of female alumni going into further education increased substantially until 2015 in all countries, with the exception of Australia, whose figure stood at a parity in both years. Notably, Australia had the largest share of female university applicants, while the opposite was true for South Korea.
Focusing on the countries where the highest growth was recorded in female applicants, the UK had 35% in 1980, which was followed by a rise of 20% until 2015. This was also the case regarding the USA, with its corresponding rate going up from 37% to 57%. On the other hand, albeit with smaller proportions, South Korea drew a parallel to the previous two countries in terms of growth, as it saw its female school-leavers going into higher education exactly double from 15% to 30%.
Turning to the countries with smaller or little-to-no pattern of change, it was France that experienced a minimal climb, marking a 5-percentage-point change, ending the period up, at 55%. Unlike this, roughly 57% of female school alumni in Australia decided to apply to higher education in 1980, a figure that remained unaltered in the latter year.
Band: 8.0/8.5
#classwork