The graph shows the percentage of 15 year olds with low literacy (reading and writing) levels in four countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph displays the proportion of
15 years old
with low Correct your spelling
15-year-olds
literacy
skills in four countries from 2000 to 2009. In summary, Denmark
faced the highest increase, while
Ireland
improved literacy
rates during the period.
At
the beginning, in 2000, Austria and Change the preposition
In
Ireland
started with approximately 15% of students having low literacy
, whereas
Denmark
had about 10% and Sweden slightly less. **By contrast
**, by 2003, Denmark
's percentage had overtaken Austria's, rising steadily to reach nearly 25% by 2009. Austria’s percentage fluctuated but remained around 15% throughout the period. Similarly
, Sweden experienced a gradual rise from around 10% in 2000 to about 20% in 2009.
On the other hand
, Ireland
saw a decline in the percentage of students with low literacy
, dropping from around 15% in 2000 to just under 10% by 2009.
Overall
, Denmark
experienced the most significant increase, while
Austria and Sweden showed relatively stable trends. In contrast
, Ireland
demonstrated a downward trend.Submitted by interclass1982 on
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