The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income five European countries spend on food and drink, housing, clothing and entertainment.
The given table illustrates the percentages of students who participated in four types of secondary
schools
from 2000 to 2009.
From an overall
perspective, it is evident that the proportion of pupils going to community schools
witnessed an upward trend, whereas
a reverse pattern could be observed in the figures for other categories.
In 2000, the percentage of schoolchildren who were entitled to attend voluntary-controlled schools
was the highest, at 52%. The data on grammar schools
was lower, at 24%. Specialist schools
and community schools
, however
, accounted for the lowest value, both at 12%.
In the following years, students engaged in community schools
saw an increase, reaching a peak of 58% by 2009. Additionally
, the proportion of those who entered voluntary-controlled schools
and specialist schools
decreased steadily to only 20% and 10%, respectively. Moreover
, grammar schools
experienced halving to a low of 12% throughout the 9-year period.Submitted by Nghỉ hè vui vẻ cả nhà on
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