Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Grade inflation
Table title:
Higher education
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Awards by class </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > First (1) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > %'age </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Upper Second (2.1) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > %'age </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Undivided + Lower Second (2.2) </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > %'age </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1994 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ~7937 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ~38077 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > ~26361 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1995 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16687 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.04 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 95824 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 82898 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34.97 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1996 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17352 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6.86 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 103049 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.76 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 89533 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35.41 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1997 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18154 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.03 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 105538 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40.87 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 91534 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35.45 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1998 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19613 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7.44 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 109409 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41.50 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 90805 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34.44 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20852 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 112504 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 94036 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37.73 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2000 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21920 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.66 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 114660 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.31 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 91770 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36.26 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2001 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24095 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.77 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 118465 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43.14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 89750 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32.68 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2002 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26455 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9.67 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 121240 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 44.31 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 86650 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31.67 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2003 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28635 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10.96 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 123795 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.37 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 88260 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 33.77 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2004 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30175 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11.2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 127935 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 90470 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 33.59 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32465 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11.59 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 132770 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 92605 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 33.06 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2006 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34825 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.04 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 137235 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.46 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 94265 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32.6 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2007 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40260 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12.52 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 149805 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46.59 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 103340 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32.14 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41150 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13.34 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 148265 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48.05 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 95145 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30.84 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43125 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13.99 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 148360 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48.12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 93030 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30.17 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2010 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46830 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14.4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 156950 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48.26 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 96970 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29.82 </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2011 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 53210 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 166095 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 48.38 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 99210 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28.9 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2012 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 61605 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.76 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 178425 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 45.63 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100310 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25.66 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2013 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 69625 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.24 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 187365 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 46.40 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 98145 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24.30 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2014 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 79435 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18.83 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 198405 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 47.02 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 96030 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22.76 </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
How did the proportion of second class honors awarded change between 1995 and 2011?
Answer:
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%.