Band 4+: The pie charts below show information on the highest level of education of women in Someland in 1945 and 1995. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the two graphs below.

The pie chart shows women’s educational attainment in 1945 and 1955 in Someland.

Overall, in 1945, the majority of women had no schooling or third grade. 10 years later, did not women with no schooling, third grade, and year six. On top of that, there were also postgraduate options.

In 1945, the most of women in Someland had either no schooling or only a third grade education, accounting for 35% and 25%, more than half of the female population. First degree burns account for only a small 1%.

In 1955, the number of women holding a first degree rose sharply increased by 49% compared to 1945 and accounted for half of the female student population in Someland. The days when women were no schooling or limited to only basic level classes were over. Year 9 and year 12 accounts for only 30%.

The level of study had been upgraded from a maximum of first degree in 1945 to a maximum of post graduate in 1955.