The bar chart illustrates the number of students applying to a university in Europe from four countries—China, Japan, America, and Russia—between 2004 and 2008.
Overall, the number of students from China and America was higher than from the other two countries. While Japan saw a steady increase over time, Russia consistently had the lowest number of applicants.
There was a dramatic decline in the number of students from China, which peaked in 2004 at over 25,000 individuals but fell gradually to 15,000 in 2008, making it the second highest. America’s number of applicants fluctuated over the period but ultimately surpassed China, reaching over 25,000 students.
Japan held the third position, with the number of students rising exactly twofold from 5,000 in 2004 to 10,000 in 2008. Russia experienced an upward trend until 2007, after which the number of students decreased to around 5,000 in 2008, which was only one-tenth of the number from America.