The given bar chart illustrates the quantity of international students applying to the universities of one European country from 2004 to 2008
It is evident that the figure for Chinese candidates followed a downward trend, while the opposite was true for the figures for Japanese and American students. In addition, the figure for the Russian showed stability during the period mentioned. Moreover, the figures for Chinese students and American students experienced the most dramatic changes between 2004 and 2008.
In 2004, the number of Chine applicants was the largest among four countries, at around 27,000 people. After 2 year, there was a sharp fall to roughly 17,000 people in this figure. Additionally, this figure remained at this point in 2007, before it kept dropping moderately to nearly 15,000 people in 2008. In the first year, 7,000 people was the figure for Japanese candidates, and this figure remained unchanged at this point during the period from 2004 to 2006. Moreover, a gentle growth to approximately 10,000 people was witnessed in this figure in 2008.
The figure for American applicants was around 13,000 people in the first year. Furthermore, the period from 2004 to 2008 saw a constantly drastic surge to around 27,000 people in this figure, it was the largest figure among four countries in 2007 and 2008. In the first same year, 2,500 people was the figure for Russian applicants, and this figure fluctuated slightly from 2004 to 2008, and it remained at the initial point in the last year.