批准率 meaning in English

approval ratio

Research productivity and approval rates for mass - market drugs aimed at rich consumers are falling ( see chart )
其研究能力和针对多数用户群体的大销量药品的批准率都在下降（见图表）。
So - - as of the year ending last september , applications were down , but the percentage of approvals had risen , not fallen
由此可见，截至去年9月，申请人数减少了，但签证批准率不是下降，而是上升了。