Band 6+: The table below gives information about salaries of secondary/high school teachers in five countries in 2009. Summarise the information and make comparisons where relevant.

The table details the income that secondary/ high school teachers in five distinct countries could earn in 2009.

Overall, Luxembourgish teachers had the highest salary, while the opposite was true in Australia. Additionally, it took teachers in Australia and Denmark much shorter time to reach their maximum salaries, compared to those in the remaining countries.

In terms of the Australia and Denmark, inexperienced teachers earned 28,000 and 45,000 dollars, respectively. However, after 9 years for the former and 8 years for the latter, they reached their highest salaries. The maximum amounts of money that they earned were 48,000 dollars in Australia and 54,000 dollars in Denmark.

Regarding the remaining countries, teachers were required much longer time to reach their maximum income. Starting at 80,000 dollars, the salary that teachers in Luxembourg got after 15 years was 119,000 dollars. After that, they needed to work for another 15 years to receive 132,000 dollars. The income that teachers in Japan and Korea could generate also exhibited similar pattern, despite being far lower than that in Luxembourg. The amount of money earned in these Asian countries began at approximately 32,000 dollars. After roughly 35 years, the salaries that they received were maximum, at 86,000 dollars for Japanese and 62,000 dollars for Korean.