The given bar chart illustrates the number of university graduates who applied for positions in four distinct sectors – Education, Retail, Finance, and IT – in the years 2015 and 2025, along with projections for 2035.
Overall, while the Education and Retail sectors witness a decline in applicant numbers over the period, Finance and IT demonstrate consistent growth, with IT experiencing the most dramatic rise despite starting from the lowest base.
In 2015, Retail attracted the highest number of applicants at 400, but this figure decreased to 320 in 2025 and is anticipated to plummet to 170 by 2035. Similarly, the Education sector saw a continuous fall, from 300 applicants in 2015 to 210 in 2025, with a further reduction to 180 predicted in 2035, making it the second most popular but declining sector.
Conversely, Finance and IT sectors exhibited upward trends. Finance applications rose from 250 in 2015 to 360 in 2025 and are projected to reach 430 by 2035, becoming the largest sector. Meanwhile, IT, though initially the least popular with merely 50 applicants in 2015, grew to 140 by 2025 and is expected to surge to 290 in 2035, nearly doubling its 2025 figure and surpassing Education’s projected count.