The chart gives information on the percentage of women going into higher education in five countries for the years 1970 and 2005.

The bar graph depicts details about the percentage of female school-leavers pursuing further education in five countries for the years 1970 and 2005. In general, the number of women entering tertiary education has increased significantly in 2005 compare to 1970. In 1970, there was only about 20% of women in Japan entered higher education, whereas in Canada was three times larger, at 60%. However, while the percentage of Japan has rocketed at almost twofold by the year of 2005, Canada still remained the same as 1970. After Canada, the least significant change between the two years was Germany, having an increase from 50% in 1970 to 55% in 2005. The UK and the USA, nonetheless, had quite the same in the two years’ time. In 1970, they both at about 35-40%, and in 2005, they had soared up into 58-60%. To sum up, therefore, it is easily apparent from this bar graph that in five countries, Canada in both years have the highest percentage and stable, whereas in other countries, there has been a substantially increase in 1970 and 2005.