The figure shows the results of a survey of 1000 adolescents in five different countries. The participants were asked at what age they believed certain rights and responsibilities should be granted to young people.

Task Achievement

Band 7.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.0

Lexical Resource

Band 6.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 6.5

The provided column graph summarises the result of a study and indicates what people in five different countries think to be the appropriate age to be allowed to have certain rights and responsibilities. Generally speaking, citizens’ opinion regarding the right age for marriage, voting and prosecution for crime greatly varies.