The percentage of women in higher education Glossary for IELTS

10 Education terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the percentage of women in higher education.

change: noun; An act or process through which something becomes different.; Example: The most dramatic change was in South Korea, where the percentage doubled from 15% to 30%.
double: verb; Become twice as much or as many.; Example: The most dramatic change was in South Korea, where the percentage doubled from 15% to 30%.
dramatic: adjective; (of an event or circumstance) sudden and striking.; Example: The most dramatic change was in South Korea, where the percentage doubled from 15% to 30%.
enter: verb; Come or go into (a place).; Example: The bar chart shows the percentage of females entering higher education in the years 1980 and 2015.
equal: adjective; Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.; Example: Although the percentage of Australian women going into higher education remained the same at 58%, this was the highest in 1980 and equal highest with the USA in 2015.
higher education: noun; Education at universities or similar educational establishments, especially to degree level.; Example: In four of the countries, the percentage of women going into higher education rose.
increase: verb; Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.; Example: Overall, the proportion of women in higher education increased in the five countries.
percentage: noun; A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.; Example: The bar chart shows the percentage of females entering higher education in the years 1980 and 2015.
proportion: noun; A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.; Example: Overall, the proportion of women in higher education increased in the five countries.
remain: verb; Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.; Example: Although the percentage of Australian women going into higher education remained the same at 58%, this was the highest in 1980 and equal highest with the USA in 2015.