The graph below shows the number of university graduates in Canada from 1992 to 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

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of male and female university

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in Canada between 1992 and 2006.

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, the

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increased for both genders over the period. Females consistently had more university

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than males, and both figures grew significantly after 2000. In 1992, there were about 98,000 female

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, compared with approximately 70,000 male

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. The

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of female

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increased slightly to around 104,000 in 1995 before falling to 100,000 in 1998.

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, it rose steadily, reaching about 125,000 in 2004 and peaking at nearly 150,000 in 2006. The

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of male

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climbed from around 70,000 in 1992 to 76,000 in 1995. After that, data showed a decline of male

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to 71,000 in 1998, which remained almost unchanged until 2001. The

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increased steadily, reaching approximately 95,000 by the end of the period.