The chart below shows the number of international applicants to the universities of one European country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The bar chart illustrates the number of international

applicants

from China,

Japan

, the

USA

, and Russia to the universities of a particular European country between 2004 and 2008.

According to

the figures, in 2004

Chinese

applicants

were the most numerous, reaching around 28,000, followed by the

USA

with approximately 23,000

applicants

.

Furthermore

,

Japan

and Russia had significantly fewer

applicants

, with about 8,000 and 5,000 respectively. By 2005, the number of

Chinese

applicants

decreased to about 22,000,

while

applicants

from the

USA

slightly dropped to 20,000.

Nevertheless

,

Japan

saw a modest increase to 10,000, and Russian

applicants

remained stable at around 5,000. It can be seen that from 2006 to 2008

Chinese

applicant

numbers

slightly decreased but

then

rose again, peaking at approximately 27,000 by 2008.

Moreover

, the

USA

experienced a rise in 2006 to around 22,000 and continued to increase, reaching 24,000 by 2008.

However

,

Japan

’s

numbers

steadily grew, reaching 15,000 by 2007 and maintaining that level in 2008. Russian

applicants

remained the lowest throughout the period, with minimal fluctuations, around 5,000 to 6,000.

Overall

,

Chinese

and American

applicants

consistently dominated in

numbers

, with China leading most years.

Japan

showed a steady increase,

while

Russian applicant

numbers

were the lowest and relatively stable.