The presented graph illustrates the proportion of international students in different countries in 2005, 2010 and 2015.
Overall, it is apparent that the number of international students in Canada and Australia increased slightly during the period, while in the UK the percentages remained without noticable fluctuations. In addition, USA and New Zeland witnessed considerable changes with hesitations between the upward and downward trends.
Firstly, the percentage of international students in Canada was nearly 35% in 2005 and catch the upward trend by 2010, reaching almost 60%. After, the Canada’s students from abroad indicator column rocketted rapidly by 2015, from ~60% to just below 80%. The another increasing pattern was Australia, which international students’ proportion accounted for just above 30% in 2005 and grew to approximately 45% in 2010. In 2015, the amount of these students in Australia reached a high percentage at merely 50%. In contrast, the UK was unstable a little but did not show significant changes like Canada and Australia. Therefore, in 2005, it is made up roughly 50% and climbed to little more than 50% in 2010. By 2015, the column showed a downward trend to 50%.
Secondly, unlike the UK, the USA and New Zeland had more impressive changes. As for the USA, country’s international students’ percentage comprised of around 40% and increased rapidly to just under 60% in 5 years. Moreover, despite this improvement, the ratio dropped to more than 40% in 2015. As for New Zeland, the proportion under 20% in 2005 soared to over 40% 5 years later, but decreased slightly in 2015, constituting a little less than 40%.