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Two charts below show the percentage of qualified graduates in a particular 
country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and 
make comparisons where relevant.
 
 
The given pie charts depict the proportion of graduates who held various degrees in a given 
country in 1980 and 2008. It is clear from the charts that the First degrees in Arts and 
Sciences lost popularity whereas the Masters and Doctoral courses gained popularity after a 
period of nearly three decades. 
In 1980, a quarter of the graduates held a first degree in Arts, whereas only 12% went for 
Masters in Arts and a very small minority (2%) went for PhD in Arts. First degree Science 
graduates were a little under a fifth where as the Masters in Science graduates were nearly a 
third of the total. Only 13% held PhD degrees. 
In 2008, Graduates holding Masters in Arts and Sciences were 11% and 10% respectively.
This percentage was considerably less as compared to that of 1958. The proportion of 
Masters in Arts and Science graduates was almost similar to that of 1958. PhD degree 
holders in Arts grew significantly from 2% to 7% and the PhD in Science was held by 30% 
which was also much higher than the figures of 1958.
Overall, it is interesting to see that undergraduate or the first degree courses became less 
popular over time but the graduate courses were pursued by more people.
 
First degree Arts
25%
Masters Arts
12%
PhD Arts
2%
First degree 
Science
19%
Masters Science
29%
PhD Science
13%