The graph below shows the number of university graduates in Canada from 1992 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates the

number

of male and female Students who graduate from Canadian Universities between 1992 and 2007. (19)

Overall

, the

number

of

graduates

in

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both genders shows an increasing trend.

However

, the

number

female

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graduates

were considerably higher than male

graduates

throughout

this

period. In comparison, starting from 99,000 in 1992, the

number

of female

graduates

increased gradually to approximately 104,000 in 1995. After that,

this

figure declined smoothly to 100,000 in 1998 and

then

again went up to around 129,000 in 2004. For the rest three years, the

number

of female students rose significantly to just fewer than 150,000.

While

the

number

of male

graduates

rose steadily from 70,000 in 1992 to almost 88,000 in 1995.

Then

this

value decreased approximately to 1992 figure in1998. Despite some fluctuations between 1998 and 2001, the

number

of male

graduates

climbed

up

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to around 97,000 in 2004 and

then

ended at 95,000 in 2007. (134)

Thus

, the

number

of female

graduates

always dominated over male

graduates

in universities

at

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Canada throughout

this

period. (18)