The bar chart shows the highest qualification attained by sex for the working age population in

Wales in 2001/2002

Bar chart = bar graph = diagram

Show = illustrate = demonstrate = display = present = represent
Qualification = eligibility
Attain= achieve = reach = accomplish
Sex = gender = women and men = females and males
Working age population = 15 to 64
Wales =
2001/2002 =

Version 1
The diagram illustrates the highest eligibilities reached in women and men for those aged 15 to
64 in Wales in 2001 and 2002 in proportions.

Overall, men had more higher degrees, whereas women had more GCE or equivalent
qualifications.

To be specific, the information can be divided into three groups. The first category includes
degree and higher education qualification which was the lowest of all qualifications.
Substantially, there was a similarity in the percentage of qualifications achieved by both sexes
in higher and degree or equaivalent qualification groups. The rates were around 13% and
approximately 11% for men and women respectively for degree, however, for higher education
qualification, they were 8% for men and 9% for women.
Especially, the GCA A level or equaivalent and GCSE grade A - C or equaivalent were attained
most by males and females respectively. The number of females in GCE A level was roughly 15%
but for males about 27% which nearly doubled for females. However, GCSE showed a reverse
pattern, about 28 % for males and 18 % for females.

The differences in the third groups are much lower. Other qualifications figures cited 13% for
men and 12% for women, nevertheless, no qualifications were recorded for higher numbers of
men and women, 20% and 23%. The disparities of between men and women in each 2 figures
were from 1% to 3%.