The statistics provide information on how many students from four different countries apply to European universities.
Overall, what is notable from the chart is that the USA and Japan witnessed an upward trend whereas China exhibited a contrasting pattern, and Russia experienced some fluctuations. Among all the categories, China held the top spot at the start; however, this position belonged to the USA at the end of the period.
At the beginning of the period, with about 27500 students, China emerged as the leading category. Far below were the USA and Japan, with corresponding figures being roughly 13000 and 5200 students. At the bottom of the list was Russia, as its figure stood at approximately 2500 students.
Thereafter, the number of students in China decreased slightly to around 15000 students in 2008. By contrast, the USA witnessed an ascending trend in the number of students, with a slight increase to roughly 27500 students in 2008. Likewise, there was a modest rise in the number of students in Japan, with a marginal increase to about 10000 students in 2008. Finally, in Russia, there were some fluctuations around 2500 students during the entire period.
