The provided bar chart illustrates the percentage of foreign students who graduated from universities in eight Canadian provinces in the two years of 2001 and 2006.
According to the chart, all provinces had a higher percentage of overseas graduates in 2006 than in 2001 except for Alberta. Among the other provinces, New Brunswick, British Columbia and Nova Scotia were the only ones where international students graduated from their universities are the most popular.
In 2006, the percentages of graduates who came from other countries to study in universities of the eight Canadian provinces increased significantly compared to that in 2001. New Brunswick had the highest percentage of nearly twelve percent, which was a modest figure of seven percent in 2001. That was followed by British Columbia and Nova Scotia at over ten percent each. In contrast, Albert saw the lowest percentage of approximately 4.2 percent, which was even lower than the proportion of almost six percent in 2001.
A more detailed look at the graph reveals that the growth rates of graduates from abroad were different among eight Canadian provinces. British Columbia grew the fastest at nearly 120 percent. Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador and Ontario came next from 90 to 100 percent. The rise was significantly lower for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec at around 50%. Albert experienced a fall of just over one percent.