The bar chart illustrates the various levels of school qualifications in Australia and compares the percentage of
males
and females who held them in 1999.
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Overall
, Linking Words
it is clear that
the number of Linking Words
men
surpassed Use synonyms
women
in most of the categories, especially in skilled vocational Use synonyms
diplomas
, with a significant difference between genders. Female holders exceeded Use synonyms
males
in bachelor's degrees and undergraduate Use synonyms
diplomas
.
Turning to the details, skilled vocational Use synonyms
diplomas
were substantially more popular among Use synonyms
men
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women
, at 90% and 10% respectively. Use synonyms
Moreover
, in both Linking Words
diplomas
and master's degrees, Use synonyms
males
outnumbered females by 40% in the former and by 20% in the latter.
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However
, in categories following school, the proportion of Linking Words
women
was gradually greater than that of Use synonyms
men
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Firstly
, in bachelor's degrees, the proportion of females was marginally greater than the proportion of Linking Words
males
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while
the former accounted for approximately 55% of the students, the latter had the remaining 45%. Linking Words
Secondly
, for undergraduate diploma holders, the percentage of Linking Words
women
was over twice as high as the percentage of Use synonyms
men
, at approximately 70%.Use synonyms