The bar chart compares the percentages of men and women aged 25 to 34 with higher education qualifications in five countries in 2001.

Overall, women had higher percentages in Japan and the United States, while men had higher figures in Britain, Switzerland, and Germany.
Japan had the highest percentage of women, at about 46%, compared with around 37% of men. In the United States, the figures were approximately 40% for women and 34% for men.
In Britain, about 29% of men had higher education qualifications, compared with 25% of women. Switzerland showed the largest gender difference, with around 35% of men and 18% of women. Germany had lower figures, at about 25% for men and 20% for women.

此圖比較2001年五個國家25至34歲男女取得⾼等教育資格的比例。
整 體⽽⾔，⽇本與美國的女性比例⾼於男性，其中⽇本女性接近五成， 為全圖最⾼。相反地，英國、瑞⼠與德國皆由男性領先。
瑞⼠的性別 差距最明顯，男性約35%，女性僅約18%，英國與德國的男女差距則 相對較⼩。從國家比較來看，⽇本與美國整體⾼等教育比例較⾼，⽽ 德國相對偏低。
由此可⾒，不同國家的⾼等教育參與程度與性別差異 並不⼀致。