The bar chart provides information about the number of applicants from European Nations, Middle East, Far East, and Afirca in a UK university in the five-year period from 1999 to 2003.
Overall, the number of candidates of Far East demonstrated a steady upward trend and eventually became the highest in 2003, whereas applicants from Europe Nations generally declined over the same period. Besides, the number of Africa remained consistently low throughout.
The number of applicants from Far East and Middle East both saw a remarkable increase. In 1999, the proportion in Far East were about 16,000 applicants, which then grew at a stable pace to reach a peak of over 30,000 applicants in 2003. However, there were about 12,000 candidates from Middle East in 1999, the number then maintained a slightly climb before modestly dropping to 13,000 in 2002, and going up back to even 21,000 in 2003.
Concerning the other regions, the figure for applicants of European Nations was the highest in 1999, about 30,000. However, the number for European Nations declined steadily year by year, and hit the lowest point of 22,000 candidates in 2003. African applications remain unchanged, from approximate 5,000 in 1999, and no significant change was recorded up to 2002, then reached 7,000 applicants in 2003.