The bar charts show the level of participation by developing and industrialized countries in education, skill and research for the year 1980 and 1990.
In terms of schooling, industrialized countries remained highest with the average of almost 8 years in 1980 and 10 years in 1990. Although both developing and industrialized countries experienced a growth in average years of schooling, it was greatest in terms of industrialized countries.
The trend for scientists and technicians shows a similar trend, as it increased for both developing and industrialized countries. For developing countries, the increase from 1980 to 1990 was minor, for it still remained fewer than 20 per 1000 people.
Despite the fact that education and skills rose in developing countries from 1980 to 1990, spending on research and development fell. The increase in spending on research and development rose form $150 billion in 1980 to $350 billion dollars in 1990, for industrialized countries.