The bar chart compares the percentage of male and female students who excel in a foreign language in six countries.
Overall, India dominates the chart with the highest share of foreign language-speaking students of both genders, while Thailand is the only country where males surpass females in terms of foreign language proficiency.
Looking at countries with a substantial gender difference in language proficiency, China shows the greatest discrepancy, with the figure for female students being double that for males, at about 30% and 15%, respectively. Similarly, in Romania, male students make up just over two-fifths, which is in sharp contrast with the figure for females, at about 65%. The same case can be observed in Vietnam, where the proportion of female students excelling in another language is noticeably greater than that of males, with the corresponding figures of 56% and 40%.
Regarding countries where such a gender gap is relatively small, Thailand exhibits the smallest difference, where the figures for both male and female students are around 30%, with the former overtaking the latter. Having the biggest share of students proficient in another language, India reports having well over half of male and about two-thirds of female students who know a foreign language. In contrast, the figures for Russia are much smaller, at about 35% and 42% to the advantage of female students.
Overall, India dominates the chart with the highest share of foreign language-speaking students of both genders, while Thailand is the only country where males surpass females in terms of foreign language proficiency.
Looking at countries with a substantial gender difference in language proficiency, China shows the greatest discrepancy, with the figure for female students being double that for males, at about 30% and 15%, respectively. Similarly, in Romania, male students make up just over two-fifths, which is in sharp contrast with the figure for females, at about 65%. The same case can be observed in Vietnam, where the proportion of female students excelling in another language is noticeably greater than that of males, with the corresponding figures of 56% and 40%.
Regarding countries where such a gender gap is relatively small, Thailand exhibits the smallest difference, where the figures for both male and female students are around 30%, with the former overtaking the latter. Having the biggest share of students proficient in another language, India reports having well over half of male and about two-thirds of female students who know a foreign language. In contrast, the figures for Russia are much smaller, at about 35% and 42% to the advantage of female students.