<page_title> Grade inflation </page_title> <section_title> Higher education </section_title> <table> <cell> 1995 <col_header> Awards by class </col_header> <col_header> 1994 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 40.42 <col_header> %'age </col_header> <row_header> 1995 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 34.97 <col_header> %'age </col_header> <row_header> 1995 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Awards by class </col_header> <col_header> 1994 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 1997 </col_header> <col_header> 1998 </col_header> <col_header> 1999 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2002 </col_header> <col_header> 2003 </col_header> <col_header> 2004 </col_header> <col_header> 2005 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> <col_header> 2007 </col_header> <col_header> 2008 </col_header> <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 48.38 <col_header> %'age </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 28.9 <col_header> %'age </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> </table>
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%.