evidence: The improvement in educational attainment continues to be more pronounced for women than for men. In 1991, 14.0 per cent of males and 13.2 per cent of females were educated at third level only. Between 1991 and 2016 the percentage gradually increased, as illustrated in Figure 4.4. By 2016, 43.2 per cent of women were educated to third level compared with 40.7 per cent of men. In fact, the 1991 Census was the last to indicate a higher proportional of third level qualifications among men compared with women.