The first bar chart indicates the percentages of school-aged males and females attending secondary schools and the second bar chart delineates the figure for college-aged men and women pursuing tertiary education in 2000.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the statistics for European students of both genders pursuing secondary and higher education were most significant, while the opposite was the case for Sub-Saharan Africa. The figures for male and female students being in secondary education were higher than in higher education in all regions in question.
The data for European boys and girls studying in secondary schools were most notable, accounting for 99% and precisely 100%, for each. The same was true for the proportions of men and women pursuing further education in Europe in spite of being significantly lower, reporting 60% and 70%, respectively. There was a notable gap between the university and college attendance rate of males in Sub-Saharan Africa and that of secondary schools, with the former constituting around 30% and the latter only 5%. Similarly, the figure for females attending secondary schools was considerably higher than that of universities and colleges, registering exactly 20% and merely 1%, in turn.
Looking next at those being in secondary education in Latin America, a slightly higher percentage was recorded for girls at 60% than for boys at 50%. In contrast, the proportion of males pursuing tertiary education in this region was marginally higher than girls, with their respective figures being 20% and 15%. In East Asia, the statistics for males and females studying in secondary schools were comparable, representing 60% and 58%, for each. The university and college attendance rates for both men and women in this area were significantly lower, with men accounting for 10% and women 8%.
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