Band 8+: The chart shows the results of surveys in one African country asking teenagers the main reasons for using their phones between 2016 and 2019. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie chart illustrates how teenagers used their smartphones from 2016 to 2019 in a country in Africa.

Overall, there was a rise in the percentage of youngsters using personal phones to access social networks and take photos in the country examined, while a decline can be seen in the figures for those who used their mobile phones to check emails and call other people. In addition, social networks consistently had by far the largest portion throughout the period.

The proportion of young people in the country mentioned who used their phones to open digital camera apps started at 15%, after which it saw a rise to reach 20% in 2019. Conversely, the figures for those using their phones to read or write emails decreased steadily, from 25% in 2016 to 19% four years later.

50% of the children in the survey said that they used their phones to access social networks in 2016, with a subsequent fall in 2017 and a final rise to reach 56% in 2019. Meanwhile, the figures for people keeping in touch with other people by phone call had climbed negligibly, which maintained at 15% in the first two years and then increased to 20% by the year 2019.