The bar chart illustrates how many students from different countries attended universities in a particular European country over a period of 5 years between 2004 and 2008.
Overall, the number of applicants from China had a sharp decrease, while the opposite was true for the US and Japan. In addition, the lowest figure can be recorded in Russia, although its numbers remained unchanged throughout the period shown.
In 2004, the number of Chinese applicants was the highest, around 25,000. However, this figure declined steadily to about 18,000 after two years, followed by an equal in 2007. And then drop to 15,000 in the final year. In contrast, The US had an upward trend in applicant numbers, starting at around 13,000 and rising considerably to the highest figure recorded for China, over 25,000.
On the other hand, the number of Japanese applicants increased over the period, although at a much lower level, growing slightly from above 5,000 to 10,000 between 2004 and 2008. Additionally, the figure recorded the lowest application from Russian students, with their figures fluctuating under 5,000 throughout the period in 5 years.