The line graph provides a comparative analysis of the proportion of international and UK students who achieved a second class degree or higher at a prominent UK university in 2009.
At a glance, it is clear that the percentage of UK students who received second class degrees or better was consistently higher than their international counterparts throughout the year. Furthermore, there were noticeable fluctuations in the figures for both groups of students.
In the first quarter, approximately 70% of UK students secured a second class degree or better, while the figure for international students was just over 50%. This trend continued into the second quarter, with the gap between the two groups widening as the percentage of UK students rose slightly and that of international students fell marginally.
In the third quarter, the percentage of UK students achieving a second class degree or better fell to around 65%, while that of international students rose to nearly 60%. However, in the final quarter, the trend reversed with the percentage of UK students increasing to about 75% and that of international students dropping to just below 60%.
