The graph below shows the number of students from the US, the UK and Australia who studied in universities in other countries from 2002 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the number of students from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia who pursued higher education abroad between 2002 and 2007.

Overall

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, the most notable pattern is that the American figure experienced a temporary decline before recovering,

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the UK consistently trended downward.

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, Australia’s contribution remained unchanged throughout the period. In detail, the United States started

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just under 50,000 students in 2002.

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figure dipped slightly to around 46,000 by 2004 but

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rose steadily, reaching approximately 50,000 again

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of the survey. The United Kingdom began with 30,000 students,

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constant for one year. Afterwards,

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, the figure decreased gradually, falling by almost a third to just over 22,000 in 2007.

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, Australia maintained a far smaller share, with its total remaining constant at about 10,000 across all six years. Despite the different trajectories, the US remained the dominant contributor, the UK experienced a marked decline, and Australia showed complete stability.