OMTEX AD 2

Information Transfer Three

Data Interpretation: Enrolment of Girls and Boys (1998-2002)

Problem Statement

Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the enrolment of girls and boys in a school from 1998 to 2002.
Year Boys Girls
1998 5000 4911
1999 5200 5099
2000 5100 5067
2001 5100 5190
2002 5320 5205
Ans. The given table represents the enrolment of girls and boys in a school from 1998 to 2002. In the year 1998, the number of enrolment of boys was more than that of girls. It consists of 5000 in boys and 4911 in case of girls. In 1999, the number of boys increased about 200 as compared to previous year and in case of girls the total number of enrolment was 5099. In 2000, the number of boys decreased by 100 and it remains the same for the year 2001 also. It accounts for 5100. In case of girls, in 2000 it is 5067 and in 2001 it was 5190. In the last year 2002, number of both boys and girls increased. But the rate of increase in boys was more than that of girls. In that year, the total number of enrolment in boys and girls were 5320 and 5205 respectively.