The given bar chart depicts the proportion of young individuals pursuing advanced education in four countries over the period of ten years starting from 2000.
Overall, it is evident that the percentage of young citizens who study higher education in all countries witnessed an upward trend, except for country B. Also noticeable is that country A and D showed the most significant rise over the period shown.
In 2000, there were roughly 35% and 45% young students who studied graduate programs in country A and D, respectively. The former had experienced a drastic increase to around 56% in 2010. Similarly, the latter also rocketed to exactly 60% at the end of the period.
On the other hand, country B registered 40% of students pursuing higher education in 2000, it reduced slightly in 2005, before recovering to the original figure in 2010. Lastly, over 40% of the young generation in country B choosing to study graduate programs, this number saw a moderate growth to about 46% in 2005, then stayed unchanged till 2010.