The line graph shows the proportion of students aged 18-25 studying in the universities of Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand from 1961 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the fraction of learners whose ages are around 18-25 years old in four Southeast Asia countries with 10-year intervals between 1961 and 2011.

Overall

,

it is clear that

Singapore and Thailand have a proportion of students way higher than the other two.

However

, The percentage of Singapore surpasses Thailand for almost the period.

To begin

with, Thailand in the beginning started with just under 25% and fluctuated to 20% in 1991. The dramatic increase was seen from 1991 to 2011 and reached a peak at nearly 42%.

On the contrary

, Singapore occupied exactly 15% in 1961

then

soared to 30% in the next decade. It swang until the year 2011 when it was overcome by Thai learners and registered at 40%.

Additionally

, The Philippines began at roughly 7% and remained at the same proportion until 1971. It minimally rose to 9% in 1981 before noticeably increasing to 15% in 1991,

besides

, the percentage of students in Malaysia levelled off at 15% in 2011. Malaysia which came in

last

place in 1961, shot up to 10% in 1971 and continuously escalated to the same spot ,at 15%, as the Philippines.

Consequently

, it gradually climbed and ended with approximately 19% in the

last

year.