Task 1 (Graph) - The table below shows the percentage government spent on education and training and the participation of 18-24 year olds in education and training in five countries in 2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Countries	Expenditure rate	Participation rate
Poland	5%	44%
Czech Republic	9%	27%
Romania	10%	23%
Hungary	13%	34%
Slovenia	25%	40%

The table provides a comparison of the expenditure rate of the government on education and training and participation rate of 18-24  year olds in the same in five nations in the year 2002.

Overall, it is clearly evident from the table that the rate of expenditure on education and training by the government of Slovenia was greater than that of the other countries. While Poland’s participation of 18-24 year olds in education and training was the highest, it was the lowest in Romania.

In 2002, the highest percentage of spending on education and training was by the government of Slovenia which accounted for 25%,  but the government expenditure rate on the same in Poland was 5 times lower than in Slovenia. A similar rate of expenditure on education and training can be seen in Romania and Czech Republic which accounted for 10% and 9% respectively. The spending rate on education and training by the government of Hungary was more than Romania by 3% .

The participation of 18-24 year olds in education and training in Poland was the greatest among the given countries which was 44%. This rate was low in Slovenia at 40%. The participation rate in education and training of 18-24 year olds in Hungary was 6% less than that of  Slovenia. 27% of 18-24 year olds participated in education and training in Czech Republic, whereas it was only 23% in Romania.