The given chart illustrates the number of students wanting to participate in a UK university from four different areas, namely: European nations, the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa between 1999 and 2003.
Overall, it is evident that almost all regions underwent an increasing trend over the four years throughout this period, except for the total students from European nations. Notably, while Europe was consistently the leading area in terms of the number of pupils from 1999 to 2000, it was overtaken by the Far East in 2001 to the end of this graph.
Looking at the specific data, the quantity of candidates from the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa saw an upward trend. The figure for the Middle East saw a notable increase from exactly 10,000 to 20,000 students; in this period, its figure experienced unstable fluctuations. The figure for Africa almost mirrored this pattern, albeit at a lower level; in the beginning, this figure was about 4,000 in 1999, followed by a slight rise to more than 5,000 throughout this period. Additionally, pupils coming from the Far East started at just over 15,000 in 1999, before it rose steadily to 30,000 at the end of the period.
It is worth noting that students from Europe went through a different trend between 1999 and 2003, indicating a decreasing trend over four years. Specifically, the figure for European nations demonstrated a significant fall from exactly 30,000 in 1999 to only more than 10,000 students in 2003; in 2001, the highest position of this region was occupied by students from the Far East area.