the bar chart given illustrates the number of students from 4 countries, namely China, Japan, America, and Russia, who applied to a European University between 2004 to 2008.
from an overall perspective, the number of students in China applying to European Universities showed an upward trend in the early years, surpassed by America in 2008. the figure for America had the most significant growth through this period.
in 2004, the number of students from China choosing to study at European University was the highest, about 2700, while the figures for America, Japan, and Russia stood at 20000, 5000, and 100, respectively. the number of students from China who applied to a European University dropped significantly to 20200 in 2005. there was a significant decline to 1500 in the number ò students in America in 2005. a slight rise to 6000 was witnessed in the amount of students in Japan, in 2005. the number of students from Russia choosing studies at European University saw significant growth to 2500 in 2005.
the years 2006, experienced a slight increase to 17000 the number of students from China after 1 year the figure unchanged stable, which was followed by a decrease to 15000 in 2008. There was a slight increase in 17000 the number of students in America studying in European Universities in 2005. in 2006 the figure for America dropped significantly to 10000, but the latter figure a dramatic to reach a peak of 27000 in the last period. the number of students in Japan witnessed a slight rise to 10000 in 2008. a fluctuated increase between 7000 and under 5000 in the number of students from Russia choosing to study in European University, in 2008.