The bar charts below provide information about percentages of students who are proficient in foreign language in different countries.

The bar charts illustrate the proportion of pupils who are fluent in a second language across six countries.

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, female pupils generally outperform their male counterparts in every country except Thailand. It is

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noticeable that India shows the highest percentages for both genders,

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China reports the lowest level of male fluency. In India, more than two-thirds of female students, around 67% speak a second language, compared with 55% of males. Romania ranks

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with approximately 65% of girls and just over 40% of boys. In Vietnam, there is a considerable gender gap, as 55% of females are proficient compared to about 37% of males.

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, China recorded the lowest figures, at roughly 30% for girls and only 17% for boys. Russia stands in the middle range, with around 43% of females and 35% of males. Thailand is the only outlier where boys recorded 31% and slightly

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girls with 26%.