The chart below shows the different levels of post-school qualifications in Australia and the proportion of men and women who held them in 1999.

The bar chart illustrates the difference between the percentage of

females

and males with different post-school qualifications in Australia in 1999.

Overall

, women had the highest

share

in two qualifications,

while

men

ranked first in three. The highest figures for

females

and

men

were reported in undergraduate

diplomas

and skilled vocational

diplomas

, respectively. There was a significant difference between the proportions of males and

females

in skilled vocational diploma, with the former standing first with 90%. The disparity between the two figures was almost the same for undergraduate

diplomas

and postgraduate

diplomas

.

However

,

although

in the former women had the highest

share

with 70%,

men

accounted for the largest percentage in the latter with 70%. Women

also

ranked first in bachelor’s degrees,

whereas

the

share

of

men

was lower by a narrow margin (55% and 45%, respectively).

In contrast

, in the master’s degree, the contribution of

females

was 2/3 as high as that of males, as the latter was responsible for the largest

share

with 60%.