Writing Academic Task 1 Band 8.0 Example

The bar chart shows how many girls per 100 boys are enrolled in three levels of education (primary, secondary, and tertiary) in both developing and developed countries. Overall, it is clear that developed countries have a higher number of girls in school compared to developing countries. The number of girls per 100 boys increases as students move to higher levels in developed countries, while the opposite pattern is seen in developing countries. In 1990, the figures for developing countries were 83 girls per 100 boys in primary education, 72 in secondary education and 66 in tertiary education. By 1998, all three ratios had risen, to 87, 82 and 75 respectively. In developed countries, the corresponding figures were much higher: 95, 98 and 105 in 1990, increasing slightly to 96, 99 and 112 in 1998. Thus, developed countries reached or surpassed the target of 100 girls per 100 boys at the tertiary level only, with ratios above parity in both years; their primary and secondary figures remained below target. Developing countries stayed below the target at every level in both years. The largest increases were in developing countries’ secondary and tertiary ratios, which rose by 10 and 9 points respectively. In developed countries, increases were smaller in primary and secondary education, at one point each, and reached seven points in tertiary education.