IELTS TASK 1 - TABLE

The table below gives information about the problems faced by children in two primary schools in 2005 and 2015.

The table shows the data for problems that primary students faced in two different schools between 2005 and 2015.

Overall, school A had a higher proportion of children will all problems in both years. However, school B witnessed a slight increase in the percentage of children with educational issues over a period of 10 years.

According to the table, in 2005, 42% of students at school A had difficulties in following instructions, while this figure for that in school B was only 6%. Similarly, the percentage of children who experienced problems including spelling, listening and verbal expression of ideas were recorded between 30% and 40% in school A. In contrast, only 10% to 15 % of students in school B faced same issues.

In the period from 2005 to 2015, the percentage of children with problems like following instructions and concentration in lessons underwent a sharp decrease, to 18%. Other problem areas including verbal expression of ideas, listening skills and spelling also experienced a marginal declined, to 21%, 20%, 25% respectively. In school B, the percentage of kids faced following instructions and spelling doubled to 12% and 10% respectively, while the figures for students with other problems stayed at the same level.