Provided are two column graphs comparing the figures of secondary and tertiary education among male and females in various regions of the world

While Europe enjoys relatively high levels of education overall, it seems that people in less affluent regions are far less likely to be educated. All European girls of school age and 90 percent of boys receive of girls and 10 percent of boys in Sub - Saharan Africa Latin. America and East Asia, meanwhile, have moderate levels of secondary education - between 40 and 50 percent for both genders.

With regard to higher education, the figures are much lower throughout the world. In Europe some 50 percent of adult females and 45 percent of adult males gain a higher education. Conversely, only 20 percent of females and 25 percent of males in Sub - Saharan Africa attend college or university. The figures for Latin America and East Asia are marginally higher than those of Africa