The bar chart illustrates the percentages of international students who graduated from six universities (London, Cardiff, Bristol, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge) in the years 2000 and 2015. Overall, the number of international graduates from all universities exhibited a growth over time. Cambridge university initially had the highest number of international graduates, and was followed by Oxford university as the second, in 2000; however, the position was reversed in 2015. London university saw an increase with the largest disparity, whereas Bristol university experienced the smallest changes throughout the period.
In 2000, the percentages of international graduates from Cambridge university and Oxford university stood at 15% and 14%, respectively. Both universities exhibited notable growth of their international graduates, with Oxford university accounting for 25% and Cambridge university rising to 23%, by 2015.
Subsequently, London university witnessed the largest gap. Beginning at the smallest number (5%) in 2000, it rose significantly fourfold in 2015. By contrast, Bristol university showed the smallest gap, increasing from 6% to 8% over a 15-year period, becoming the university with the least proportion of international graduates. Meanwhile, Cardiff and Bath universities experienced moderate growth, rising by 4% and 5%, reaching 14% for the former and 12% for the latter, by the end of the period.