The graph illustrates the percentage of population with access to higher education in China , the USA , India and Russia over a 30-year period , starting in 1990 .
Overall , all four countries followed an upward trend during the timeframe . Notably, the USA was the highest figure at the beginning , while China overtook all three countries at the end .Focusing on higher patterns , beginning from the top , the USA experienced a gradual increase from 60% in 1990 to 77% in 2020 . As for Russia , there was a slight climb to 55% in 1995 . However it began to decrease to 45% in 2000 . From the 2000 it went up to reach a high at 61% in 2020.
In contrast , China and India started with the fastest increase . China had a gradual rise from 20% in 1990 to 25% in 1995 , then it continued its growth to reach a peak at 90% in 2020 . Began with the lowest level , it rose dramatically from 10% to 85% between 1990 and 2020 .
