Writing Academic Task 1 Band 7.0 Example

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of female and male students per 100 enrolled in three education levels in developing and developed countries between 1990 and 1998. Overall, the enrollment rates of boys and girls in three education levels showed significant differences over the eight-year period. Among developing countries, the enrollment in the primary education was below the target in both years, although it rose from 83 to 87 girls per 100 boys. In developed countries, primary figures were much closer to the target, increasing slightly from 95 to 96.

At secondary level, developing countries recorded 72 in 1990 and 82 in 1998, the largest rise among the three levels. Developed countries were almost at the target, at 98 and 99. Tertiary enrollment was lowest in developing countries, at 66 initially and 75 in 1998, while developed countries exceeded the target, climbing from 105 to 112.

Thus, developed countries had higher figures at every level, and the gap was particularly marked in secondary and tertiary education. All six country-level figures increased over the period, but only developed-country tertiary enrollment was above the target in both years.