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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The chart illustrates the number of girls per hundred boys attending school at various educational levels over an 8-year period. Overall, developing countries reached their targets in secondary education from 1999 to 1998. However, the least developed countries showed a notable shortfall in tertiary education, with percentages ranging from 66 to 75. Examining the detailed figures, primary ratios rose slightly in both…

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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 i…

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The bar chart below illustrates the different levels of school education that female students have enrolled in. The survey, which was conducted in 1900 and 1998, provides insights into the number of female students per 100 boys. At the primary education level, the number of female students has increased from 87 to 83 in developing countries; however, the chart itself shows a rise from 83 in 1990 to 87 in 1998. Overa…

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