The charts below show the percentages of male and female students getting top grades in 1960 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below show the percentages of male and female students getting top grades in 1960 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar charts illustrate the proportions of students from both genders that excelled in five subjects over the period
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1960 and 2000.
Overall
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Males
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were better at
Science
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,
Math
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and
Humanities
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,
while
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females
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obtained higher grades in
Arts
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and
Languages
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.
To begin
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with, in 1960,
males
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surpassed
females
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in
Science
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and
Math
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with nearly 33% and 30% of male students that scored high grades compared to 10% and 4% of the
females
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.
In contrast
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,
Females
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excelled in
Arts
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,
Languages
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and
Humanities
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with nearly 30%, 45% and 32%
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excellent grades respectively.
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the percentage of
males
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that got good scores in those subjects
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9% in
Arts
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, 21% in
Languages
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and 23% in
Humanities
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.
On the other hand
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, in 2000, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of
males
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that excelled in
Science
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, by 10% and by 12% in
Math
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, despite that,
males
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remained in the lead. There was a small increase in
Arts
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to about (21%)
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and a significant increase in
Humanities
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to 42%. As for the
females
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, the proportion that obtained top degrees in
Science
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and
Math
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remained nearly the same. There was a slight decrease in by 5 % in
Arts
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and by 10% in
Languages
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and
Humanities
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.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words males, science, math, humanities, females, arts, languages with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • percentages
  • top grades
  • achievement
  • gender disparity
  • educational trends
  • academic performance
  • comparison
  • decade
  • educational policy
  • societal expectations
  • improvement
  • educational attainment
  • graduates
  • academic excellence
  • statistics
  • educational landscape
  • benchmark
  • parity
  • gender roles
  • historical data
  • performance indicators
  • educational improvements
  • longitudinal study
  • scholastic achievement
  • gender gap
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