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 bar chart and table give information about the

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and proportion of foreign

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in four English-speaking countries between 2004 and 2012.

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, the total and proportion of foreign

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increased in the UK, Australia and Canada,

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the rates of growth varied.

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, the rate in the United States remained unchanged at 2%, despite an increase in the

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. As the graph illustrates, in Australia, the

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of foreign

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started at around 120,000 in 2004 and rose sharply to nearly 190,000 in 2012.

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represented an increase from 19% to 24%. The United Kingdom started with approximately 120,000

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, representing 9% of the total student population in 2004,

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grew dramatically to around 200,000 in 2012, which represented approximately 13%. Canada experienced a slight increase in both the

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and percentage, starting at roughly 40,000

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and 5% in 2004,

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increasing to around 60,000 and 7% in 2012.

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of foreign

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in the United States increased from around 180,000 to 245,000, the magnitude remained stable at 2% throughout the period.