The bar chart and table show information about students from abroad studying in four English-speaking countries in 2004 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The following bar chart showcases the number of

students

pursuing education in four English-speaking nations in the years 2004 and 2012.

Similarly

, the table showcases the aggregate proportion of international

students

in those countries.

Overall

, it can be observed that all the countries experienced a surge in the admissions of international

students

. The USA remains the top choice for

students

while

Canada at the lowest. Talking about numbers, in 2004, the USA had slightly above 150 foreign

students

but that figure rose to nearly 250 in 2012. The UK and Australia witnessed a similar trend, both of them had more than 100

students

in 2004 and almost 200 in 2012. Canada remained lowest compared to its rivals, its number remaining steady at nearly 50

students

. In 2012, the proportion of foreign

students

remained highest in Australia at exactly 24%, meanwhile, the UK trailed behind at 13%.

However

, Surprisingly USA had the lowest share of foreign

students

compared to the total

students

at 2% only,

although

it had the highest number of foreign

students

enrolled.