The line graph shows the proportion of graduates in full-time employment who held a university degree, while the table provides information about the average salaries of graduates in Australia from 2004 to 2012.
Overall, it is clear from the line graph that over the eight years the proportion of all graduates recorded nearly unchanged, whereas graduates in mateamatics increased sharply, before decreasing to its initial level. The data in the table reveals that the average earnings of maths and other graduates rose gradually over the period.
The line graph illustrates that the proportion of all graduates in full-time employment stood at 80% in 2004, before reaching a peak of 85% in 2008. It then decreased slightly to around 80% in 2010 and 76% in 2012. In addition, the figure for mathematics accounted for approximately 65% in 2004, and rose to 85% sharply in 2006. However, the trend decilned continuetly to 65% by 2012.
Turning to the remaining details, salaries rose in both groups. For mathematics graduates the average increased from $41,000 in 2004 to $59,000 in 2012. The salary for other graduates also began at $41,000 and climbed to $53,000. Other graduates earned more in 2010, but mathematics graduates had the higher average salary by 2012.
