The given bar chart illustrates the quantity of international applicants to universities in an European country from 2004 to 2008.
It is evident that the figure for China followed a downward trend, while the opposite was true for the figures for Japan and the US, and the figure for Russia showed stability. In addition, the figures for China the US underwent the most dramatic changes during the period mentioned.
In 2004, the number of Chinese applicants was the largest among the four countries, at nearly 27,000 people. After two years, a drastic fall to around 18,000 people was witnessed in this figure. Additionally, this figure remained unchanged in the next year, before it kept decreasing to around 15,000 people in 2008. Similarly, in the first year, 7,000 people was the figure for Japan, and this figure show a stability in the next two years. Moreover, the was a moderate rise to approximately 10,000 people in this figure in 2008.
In 2004, the figure for the USA was roughly 13,000 people. Furthermore, the period between 2004 and 2008 experienced a considerable surge and reached its peak, at 27,000 people. Additionally, this figure was the largest among the four different countries in the last two years. Moreover, 2,500 people was the figure for Russia, after four years, this figure showed stability and remained at the initial point.