The bar chart provides information about how many students applied to universities located in a particular European country from 2004 to 2008.
Overall, there was a decrease in the number of applicants from China, while the opposite was true in the case of Japan and the USA. It is also clear that significantly more US students applied to European universities than students from other countries.
In terms of China and Russia, the number of Chinese applicants was by far the highest, at over 25000. However, this figure experienced a downward trend to only approximately 16000 in the final year. In contrast, the universities in the country consistently received the fewest applications from Russian students, with their figures hovering around the 3,000 mark over the period in question.
Regarding the remaining countries, in 2004, starting at roughly 13000, reaching parity with China in 2006, before rising considerably to finish at China’s initial figure of exceeding 25000, which was the largest figure in 2008. Japan followed a similar pattern, but to a lesser extent, with the number of students increasing from about 7000 in the first year to 10000 in the final year.