Task 1 · bar chart · 18 samples

The chart below shows the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of school education.

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Ideas to explore

  • Compare each country group with the parity benchmark of 100, noting that developed countries reached or exceeded it only in tertiary education.
  • Identify the largest increase: developing countries’ secondary ratio rose by 10 points, from 72 to 82.
  • Highlight the widest gap: tertiary education in 1998 had figures of 75 in developing countries and 112 in developed countries.

Suggested structure

  1. Paraphrase what the chart measures and state the years and education levels.
  2. Give an overview of the overall group difference and identify the most notable level.
  3. Describe the three developing-country ratios, including their changes over time and position relative to 100.
  4. Compare the developed-country figures and finish with the largest gap.
Useful vocabulary & examples
gender parity
Equal representation of females and males, shown here by a ratio of 100 girls per 100 boys.

The developed-country primary ratio was close to gender parity in both years.

edge up
Increase by a small amount.

The developed-country primary ratio edged up from 95 to 96.

remain below the target
Stay under a stated benchmark or goal.

All three developing-country ratios remained below the target of 100 in 1998.

the gap between the groups
The difference between the figures for two categories.

The gap between the groups was largest in tertiary education in 1998.

Sample answers

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185 words · Illustrative target band

The bar graph illustrates the information about the enrollment of girls per 100 boys in various levels of school education( primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education). produced from 1990 to 1998. The X-axis represents the developed countries and the developing countries, and the Y-axis demonstrates the number of female students. Overall, what stands out is that the figures were higher in develope…

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198 words · Illustrative target band

The chart represents the number of girls per 100 boys enrolled at various levels of school education with the target of 100 girls. On the x-axis, two types of development countries are displayed, while the y-axis indicates the quantity ranging from 0 to 120. To begin with, primary and secondary education have very similar characteristics. However, the figures are not equally close to the target in every category. In …

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216 words · Illustrative target band

Different levels of school education that has been enrolled by female student can be seen in given bar chart. The survey was taken in 1900 and 1998 with goals per 100 boys. Start from primary education, the number has been increased from 87 to 83 in developing countries. While in developed countries, the number of girls per 100 boys rose from 95 to 96, the chart itself shows that the developing-country primary figure…

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