The line graph illustrates the proportion of graduates from Canadian universities, categorized by gender, in 1992 until 2007, measured in thousands.
Overall, the trends for both female and male graduates are similar in fluctuations, as they end up in a skyrocketing increase at the end of 2007. It is evident that female students have a higher graduation rate than males in the country, while men had a slight bump in the number of graduates compared to women in the year 2000, it was short-lived, before shooting upwards, following the general trend.
In 1992, female students started off with a number of slightly below 100,000 as it gradually grew in quantity, but the number dropped in 1996, as the beginning of a 4-year dip in graduates, ranging in between 110,000 and 100,000 females. However, they continued to extend in numbers as they recovered from the dip, soaring onwards to 2006, with around 480,000 degrees received by female graduates in total.
In contrast, the male demographic started in 1992 with a gap of almost 30,000 in quantity compared to females in conducting higher education. Experiencing a similar trend to female graduates, however in 1996 to 2000, their slight dip was saved by a short-lived bump, which kickstarted the major trajectory in 2007, reaching up to approximately 950,000 university qualifications.