Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart gives employment and education statistics for eight European countries in 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the employment rates, education, and annual incomes for eight European countries in 2015.

Overall, Norway had the highly educated population with the highest employment rate and income in 2015, while Greece had the lowest rates. Notably, the education rate did not affect job opportunities.

The employment percentage was the highest in Norway, at 74.8%, followed by the UK at 72.7% and Austria at 71.1%. Bulgaria, Latvia,Luxembourg, and Portugal had relatively close working populations, ranging from 62.9% to 68.1%. Regarding the average income, Norway reported the highest at 41,483€. However, Portugal and Bulgaria reported a very low income of 8,435 and just 3,332, despite their high employment rate.

Norway was the most educated country, with 43.2% of people aged 25-64 having obtained tertiary education, followed by the UK and Luxembourg at 41.6% and 41.1%, respectively. Conversely, Portugal had the lowest education rate at just 22.9%. While Austria, Bulgaria, and Greece were relatively close, at a range of 27.5% to 30.6%