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 given bar chart illustrates the situation of females going to universities and colleges for the years 1980 and 2015 in five different countries.

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, all countries have a rising trend, except for Australia, which has the best results in both years. Australia reached the top in 1980 with almost 60% and didn't change until 2015.

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index had been reached only by one area, and it was the USA in 2015.

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, they had nearly 40% in the past. South Korea has the increase indicator,

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, despite

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, they were the

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in two years with 15% and 30%, respectively. UK was the competitor of the USA with 35% and 55% and had almost the same percentages, and both have improved by 20%. France's women were only 50% at first one and had the worst development through 5 countries and had raised to approximately 55% which is the second best result.