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The graph shows the amount earned by graduates of different age groups in 2002. It includes those with a degree, those with a higher degree (postgraduate) and those with other qualifications. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows the amount earned by graduates of different age groups in 2002. It includes those with a degree, those with a higher degree (postgraduate) and those with other qualifications. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The graph illustrates the weekly
earnings
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 of full-time graduate employees across different
age
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 groups in 2002, categorized by qualification type: higher
degree
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, first
degree
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, and other
qualifications
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. At the beginning of their careers (ages 21–25),
earnings
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 remain relatively uniform across all three groups, fluctuating between £400 and £500 per week.
Thereafter
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, a progressive increase is observed, with salaries reaching their maximum between ages 36 and 40. Notably, individuals with other
qualifications
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 attain the highest
earnings
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, peaking at nearly £850 per week,
while
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 those with higher degrees experience a slightly lower peak.
By contrast
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, first-
degree
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 holders remain at the bottom of the salary spectrum throughout
this
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 phase. Following the
age
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 of 40, a decline in
earnings
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 is evident, with the most significant downturn affecting those with other
qualifications
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.
However
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, an anomalous increase is recorded among higher
degree
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 holders after the
age
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 of 55, enabling them to surpass the other groups in the 56–60
age
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 range. A particularly unexpected trend is that first-
degree
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 holders, who are typically assumed to have stronger career prospects, consistently earn the least throughout most of their professional lives.
This
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 pattern challenges conventional expectations regarding the financial advantages of holding a university
degree
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 over alternative
qualifications
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.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words earnings, age, degree, qualifications with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remain" was used 2 times.
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