The provided chart demonstrates how many students graduated either on time or late, failed to write and rewrote their dissertation projects in a UK university between 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the number of students completing their dissertation on time increased dramatically, while the figures for late, failure to write and rewriting remained low and fluctuated slightly.
In 1990, the number of students who completed their dissertation started at around 150, after which witnessed a significant growth to over 200 in 2000 and reached a peak at 300 at the end of the period. Similar changes can be seen in the figures for late completion, which began at about 20, 30 and 40 respectively in the three years, showing a minimal variation.
The number of students who failed to write their dissertation, by contrast, showed a gradual decrease, which was around 50 , followed by a decrease to 25 and hit the lowest point at under 10 in 2010. Meanwhile, the number of students who rewrote was the lowest over the surveyed period. The figures remained at roughly 10 in 1990, after which saw a mild rise to 20 before ending the period at under 20.