Grade inflation
Higher education

Grade inflation

Section Title: Higher education
Table Section Text: None

Awards by class	First (1)	%'age	Upper Second (2.1)	%'age	Undivided + Lower Second (2.2)	%'age

1994	~7937	8.4	~38077	40.3	~26361	27.9

1995	16687	7.04	95824	40.42	82898	34.97

1996	17352	6.86	103049	40.76	89533	35.41

1997	18154	7.03	105538	40.87	91534	35.45

1998	19613	7.44	109409	41.50	90805	34.44

1999	20852	8.37	112504	45.14	94036	37.73

2000	21920	8.66	114660	45.31	91770	36.26

2001	24095	8.77	118465	43.14	89750	32.68

2002	26455	9.67	121240	44.31	86650	31.67

2003	28635	10.96	123795	47.37	88260	33.77

2004	30175	11.2	127935	47.5	90470	33.59

2005	32465	11.59	132770	47.4	92605	33.06

2006	34825	12.04	137235	47.46	94265	32.6

2007	40260	12.52	149805	46.59	103340	32.14

2008	41150	13.34	148265	48.05	95145	30.84

2009	43125	13.99	148360	48.12	93030	30.17

2010	46830	14.4	156950	48.26	96970	29.82

2011	53210	15.5	166095	48.38	99210	28.9

2012	61605	15.76	178425	45.63	100310	25.66

2013	69625	17.24	187365	46.40	98145	24.30

2014	79435	18.83	198405	47.02	96030	22.76

Sentence(s)

Between 1995 and 2011, the grade inflation proportion of upper second class awarded for first degree courses increased from 40.42% to 48.38%, whilst lower second class honours dropped from 34.97% to 28.9%.

final_sentence: Between 1995 and 2011, the grade inflation proportion of upper second class awarded for first degree courses increased from 40.42% to 48.38%, whilst lower second class honours dropped from 34.97% to 28.9%.