Makkar ielts graphs

2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and 
make comparisons where relevant. 
The given column graph gives the percentage of young people studying in universities in six 
countries in 2002 and 2007. A quick glance at the graph is enough to make it clear that Italy 
and Poland saw the maximum surge in the percentage of Italian and Polish students over the 
given period of seven years. 
In 2000, 70% Finnish students studied at university, which was closely followed by the 
Polish and Norwegian students at 64 and 66% respectively. 46% students went to university 
in Spain and the UK. The least (38%) Italian students enrolled in university. 
In 2007, Finland saw no change in the percentage of students, whereas Norway and Spain 
saw a decrease of 1% and 5% respectively in the percentage of university going students. 
Italian and Polish students grew by 14% in each case. This was the maximum escalation seen 
over the years. In the UK, the proportion of students rose moderately by 8%, from 46% in 
2000, to 54% in 2007. 
Overall, in 2007, the percentage of Polish students at universities was the highest, whereas 
that of the Spanish was the least. 
 
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The table below shows the percentage of employers in various sectors having 
difficulty in finding staff in 2003 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting