The chart gives information on the percentage of women going into higher education in five countries for the years 1980 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the

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of women enrolment in higher education in five countries ( UK, USA,

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, South Korea and France ) in the years 1980 and 2015 respectively. Generally speaking, the chart shows the percentage of females going to university in 2015 in all countries outnumbered females in 1980. The

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gap for the two years was significant in four countries with the notable exception of

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, where the

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was equal. In 1980, regarding UK female

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rate was about 35%. It was higher by approximately 2% in The USA.

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, it rose to almost sixty per cent in

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.

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, after a steep decline to about 15% in South Korea , there was a significant growth in the

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of females who were studying at university in France at the rate of 50 %. Looking especially at the women enrolled percentage in 2015, a high rate of them enrolled in the UK, USA,

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and France to above 50 % in each country . The lowest number in the period was in South Korea , which on average at 30%.