IELTS writing skills: numbers and percentages

The data shows the difference between the percentage / percentages of men and women doing full-time jobs.

The graph shows that the percentage/percent of 14 to 24-year-olds who are cinema-goers is higher than other groups.

We can also see that the rate/proportion of males gaining diplomas was higher that that of females.

In Britain, people spent the smallest number / amount of money on personal stereos.

In future, the size / number of the population will increase sharply.

In 1997, the employment figure/number was 2 million.

A small part/proportion of graduates are self-employed.

The number of books published depends on the literacy rate/figure.

Cinemas expect an increasing level / number of attendance in the future across all ages.

It can be seen that the majority of prisoners are male as the percentage /share of prisoners who are female is only 4%.

Going out to restaurants decreased dramatically to seven percentage/percent.

The number/quantity of people who came to Australia started to drop after 1994.