The line graph below shows changes in the youth unemployment rate from 2000 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares how the

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among young people aged 15-24 changed over a 12-year period (2000-2012) in five European countries.

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, the

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of

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grew noticeably in all European countries with the exception of Germany. Of particular note are Italy and Germany, where

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rates were highest and lowest respectively for the better part of the period. In detail,

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underwent a drastic rise in Britain and Sweden. In 2000, the

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of

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stood at 10% in Britain, which had doubled by 2008.

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figure grew to about 27% in 2009, but it had fallen to a quarter three years later.

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, Sweden

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saw its

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climb ,

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the percentage stood at just over a tenth, and it had gone up twofold by the end of the period. The figures for the other countries

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changed, albeit to a varying degree. The proportion of unemployed

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was just under 30% in Italy in 2000, which dropped to a fifth in 2008.

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was followed by an exponential rise, hitting an all-time high of nearly 36% in 2012. The

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among young people

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went up in France, going from 20% in 2000 to 25% in 2012.

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, despite some fluctuations, the

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of

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remained unchanged in Germany, at about 10%.