The provided bar chart and tables illustrate the number of young students from four English-speaking countries in the years 2004 and 2012, while the table shows foreign students as a percentage of total student numbers in the countries. Overall, the trend rose up in both numbers and percentages of international students in most countries.
To begin with, the USA had the most foreign students, rising from approximately 179.000 in 2004 to around 245.000 in 2012. Whereas, the figures for Australia and the UK were similar, increasing from around 120.000 in 2004 to almost 180.000 for Australia and 200.000 for UK in the year 2012. In contrast, Canada had a considerably lower numbers of overseas students and the lowest distinction between the amount of international students enrolled over the 8-year period.
Afterwards, if we look on the percentage of foreign students, we can see that percentages increased for all countries except the USA. Conversely, the highest percentage was in Australia at 24% of total student numbers in 2012, while in the USA, the percentage of foreign students remained stable at 2%, which was the lowest percentage of all four countries.
