The graph shows the percentage of 15-year-olds with low literacy (reading and writing) levels in four countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features making comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the proportions of knowledge levels of 15-year-olds in Austria, Denmark, Ireland and Sweden. The units are measured in percentage.

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, the proportion of students with low education rates in Austria, Ireland and Sweden over the period

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increased their literacy rates moderately.

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, Denmark was the only country which shows a steady improvement, ending the period with the lowest rate of struggling readers and writers. In 2000, Sweden and Ireland began with the lowest proportions of low literacy at approximately 13% and 11%, respectively. Both countries saw a gradual rise over the nine years , and

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2009, they shared the same proportion by around 17%. Austria experienced the most significant fluctuations. Starting at approximately 15% in 2000, the figure jumped sharply to 20% by 2003. After a slight dip in 2006, the rate climbed again to reach a peak of nearly 28% in 2009, making it the country with the highest proportion of low-achieving students.