The line graph gives information about the number of Iranian, Greek and Turkish students who enrolled at Sheffield University between 2005 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of people from three different nations, namely,

Iran

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,

Greece

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, and

Turkey

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, who entered Sheffield University from 2005 to 2009.

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,

Greece

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saw a dramatic decrease in its

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throughout the four-year period,

whereas

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the remaining two experienced steady increases.

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in 2005, the figure for students from

Greece

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accounted for almost 180, which was nine times higher than that for

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.

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, in two years, the

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of

this

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country fell sharply to 70 in 2007, resulting in the lowest

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after the period. After levelling off for a year, the

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started to decline again, reaching its lowest

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at about 50.

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in terms of the other two,

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started with 40 in 2005,

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Turkey

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had only roughly half of

Iran

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at about 20. These nations showed constant, gradual increases in the figures until 2009.

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, even though it can be seen that the constant growth of

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and

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was almost the same until 2008, and in 2009, there was a significant rise in the

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of Iranians to 160, which was roughly four times that of

Greece

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in the same year.