Band 5+: The graph below shows the percentage change in the number of international students graduating from universities in different Canadian provinces between 2001 and 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of global graduates from tertiary education in many different Canadian provinces around 5 years in 2001 and 2006.

Overall, foreign graduates in New Brunswick was highest. By contrast, the figure for the students graduated from universities in Canadian provinces in 2001 was higher than graduates in 2006 in Alberta, the opposite was true for the other provinces.

The percentage of graduates from universities in Canadian provinces in 2001 had an decrease trend with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec were the three provinces highest around 7% to over 6% respectively. While the other provinces were the lowest nearly 6%.

In contrast, the proportion of graduates in 2006 had an fluctuate between provinces with higher number of graduates than provinces had lower number of graduates. The figures of provinces such as New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and British Columbia were highest over 8%, meanwhile the other provinces had number around 6% and Alberta accounted for over 4%.