The bar chart compares the proportion of males and females who held different
levels
of post-school qualifications in Australia Use synonyms
in1999
.
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in 1999
Overall
, there was an inverse relationship between the level of academic degree and the number of recipients. Linking Words
Moreover
, Linking Words
men
were more likely to obtain qualifications than Use synonyms
women
, as they accounted for over 50% at all three Use synonyms
levels
, Use synonyms
while
the proportion of Linking Words
women
exceeded 50% at only two Use synonyms
levels
.
In detail, the qualification awarded to Use synonyms
smallest
percentage of Add an article
the smallest
women
was Use synonyms
skilled
vocational diploma, but Add an article
a skilled
men
obtained the most. Use synonyms
By contrast
, the qualification received by the lowest proportion of Linking Words
men
was the undergraduate diploma, Use synonyms
whereas
it was the most common qualification among Linking Words
women
.
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Furthermore
, the gender gaps across the remaining three Linking Words
qualifications
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qualification
levels
differed. Use synonyms
For example
, Linking Words
women
outnumbered Use synonyms
men
by 7% at the Bachelor’s degree. Use synonyms
Conversely
, Linking Words
men
held Use synonyms
an
20% lead Change the article
a
at
the Master’s degree, and the gender gap was even wider for the Postgraduate Change preposition
in
diploma
, where Capitalize word
Diploma
percentage
of Add an article
the percentage
a percentage
men
receivers doubled that of Use synonyms
women
.Use synonyms