Academic Task 1 — Report
Table — Selecting From Dense Data
Thirty numbers, six of them worth writing. The skill is choosing which six.
- 1Travel
The table below shows the number of international visitors to five countries in 2000, 2010 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionInternational visitor arrivals, 2000–2020 (millions) Country 2000 2010 2020 France 77.2 77.6 41.7 Spain 46.4 52.7 18.9 Turkey 9.6 31.4 15.9 Thailand 9.6 15.9 6.7 Egypt 5.1 14.1 3.7 - 2Education
The table below shows adult literacy rates in four regions in 1990, 2005 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAdult literacy rate by region, 1990–2020 (%) Region 1990 2005 2020 East Asia 79 92 97 Latin America 85 91 95 South Asia 47 60 74 Sub-Saharan Africa 52 59 67 World average 76 82 87 - 3Society
The table below shows the average price of a home and the average annual salary in four cities in 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAverage house price and salary, four cities, 2020 City Average house price (£000) Average salary (£000) Price as multiple of salary London 520 41 12.7 Manchester 215 32 6.7 Glasgow 165 30 5.5 Belfast 150 29 5.2 - House prices and salaries are shown in thousands of pounds.
- 4Agriculture
The table below shows the production of four crops in one country in 1995, 2005 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionCrop production, 1995–2015 (thousand tonnes) Crop 1995 2005 2015 Wheat 4200 4650 4100 Maize 1800 3100 5400 Rice 2600 2450 2200 Soya 400 1350 3900 Total 9000 11550 15600 - 5Technology
The table below shows how adults in three age groups used the internet for five activities in one year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAdults using the internet for each activity, by age group (%) Activity 18–29 30–49 65+ Messaging 96 89 54 Online shopping 84 87 46 Banking 71 82 39 Streaming video 92 74 27 Reading news 63 70 58 - 6University enrolment
The table below shows the number of students enrolled in four subject areas at a university in Australia between 2000 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionStudent enrolment by subject area, 2000–2020 (number of students) Subject area 2000 2010 2020 Engineering 4,200 5,100 7,850 Business 3,600 6,400 9,200 Humanities 5,100 4,300 2,950 Nursing 1,800 2,600 4,400 - Figures are full-time equivalent enrolments in the first semester of each year.
- 7Daily screen time
The table below shows the average number of hours per day spent on screens by four age groups in one country in 2015 and 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Practise this questionAverage daily screen time by age group (hours per day) Age group 2015 2025 Change 5–12 1.8 3.6 +1.8 13–19 4.2 7.1 +2.9 20–39 5.5 6.8 +1.3 60+ 1.1 3.4 +2.3 - Screen time excludes hours spent on screens for paid work.