Band 5+: The chart below gives information about adults with education at high school level in six countries in 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information regarding the proportion of aduts who received high school education in six countries in the year 2010.

Overall, it is evident that the USA was the highest in terms of 55-64 year-old citizens who had high-school education over the period shown, while China was the lowest for both age groups. In addition, South Korea showed the biggest gap in high school education for both age groups.

In 2010, the USA was the highest at the percentage of its 55-64 year-old civilians who took high school education among all countries shown. The figure for Germany was approximately 82%, ranking second on the list. However, the equivalent figure for 25-34 year-olds for both countries were similar, both standing at 84%.

Interestingly, all countries saw a rise in terms of their citizens who received high school education with the exception of the US, which dropped from around 85%(55-64 year-olds) to 84%(25-34 year-olds). Furthermore, South Korea showed the most profound increase in its percentage of civilian who received high school education, from 48% to almost 100%. Closely followed by Brazil, from approximately 20.5% to 46%.