The line graph gives information about the proportion of students from age 18 to 25 years old in universities in four various areas (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) from 1961 to 2011.

The line diagram illustrates the percentage of university students in the age range between 18 to 25 years old in four Asian countries in 5 decades.

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, is appreciated that the number of people who enrolled on college fluctuated over time but the main trend is upward.

Firstly

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, in 1961, Thailand led the raking with nearly 25% of people from 18 to 25 years studying in their universities, in comparison with Malaysia which almost had no one from those ages.

Then

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, as time passed by, the proportion of young people enrolling in university courses fell in every country but Thailand, that decreased reaching its minimum in 1991 at 20%.

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, at the same time, Singapore suffered a slight drop after a period of growth.

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, in 2 decades, the period from 1991 to 2011, the Philipines, Thailand and Singapore kept growing, hitting their peaks in 2011 at 19%, 41% and 40, respectively; even though Singapore experienced a fall in 2001;

however

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, Malaysia got stabilized at 15%.

To sum up

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, over the

last

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half-century the figure shows an increment in students between 18 to 25 years old going to university in the four Asian countries analyzed.