Two charts below show the percentage of qualified graduates in a particular country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The two graphs provide information about how the proportion of qualifications in a particular nation shifted between 1980 and 2008.
Overall
, there was an increase in the percentage of people who held Master
of Arts
, PhD
of Arts
and PhD
of Science
; with PhD
of Science
witnessing a dramatic rise. In addition
, the figures for the First degree of Arts
and Science
saw a decline, while
those for the master
of science
remained the same throughout the period.
25% of certificates obtained in this
country were First Degree of Arts
in 1980, followed by a significant tumble to 11% in 2008. Similarly
, the number of residents gaining a First degree in Science
was 19% at the beginning of the interval examined, then
approximately halved to 10% after 28 years.
PhD
of Science
accounted for 13% in 1980, after which it experienced a sharp growth to 30% and surpassed the figure for Master
of Science
to become the most popular diploma issued in 2008. A homogeneous trend, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in the percentage of Master
of Arts
and PhD
of Arts
, which started at 12% and 3% before reaching 13% and 7% in that order. Conversely
, the amount of Master
of Science
was unchanged over nearly three decades, keeping consistently at 29%.Submitted by phuongdong.nguyentran on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words master, arts, phd, science with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
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