Graph, Diagram & Map Samples
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15- The chart below shows the literacy rates of six different countries in
1990 and 2000.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown
below.
Literacy Rates, by Country, 1990 and 2000
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Bangladesh
Brazil
China
Egypt
Kuwait
Pakistan
Male 1990
Male 2000
Female 1990
Female 2000
The graph shows changes in literacy rates in different countries between 1990
and 2000, for men and women. Overall more
and more people are able to
read, and there have been significant improvements for women, although they
lag behind men in literacy.
The most obvious trend in the graph is that women have lower illiteracy rates
in most of the countries in the graph. For example, in Bangladesh in 1990,
45% of men could read and write, but only 25% of women. The
difference was
even bigger in Pakistan, with 50% of men being literate but only 20% of
women. Even in Kuwait and China, slightly more
men than women could read
and write.
The second biggest trend in the graph is the improvement in literacy between
1990 and 2000. In all countries shown, figures for both
men and women
improved. The biggest change was in Pakistan, from 49% of men in 1990 to
57% over the ten year period. Even in countries with relatively high literacy
rates, such as China or Brazil, there were significant increases for men.
However, the increases in literacy rates for women were much higher. In
Egypt, the percentage of non-illiterate women jumped from 35% to 44% and in
Pakistan from 20% to 28% over the decade.
In
conclusion, almost all the countries in the graph have a long way to go
before achieving 100% literacy rates, and women in particular need support in
order to increase their reading ability. However, all countries improved over
the
ten years, and women appear to be catching up even in the lowest
countries.
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Graph, Diagram & Map Samples
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