The table chart compares and contrasts the rate of foreign students in thousands from 4 various countries that applied to a particular esteemed university. This comparison was done over a period from 1980 to 2009.

The table chart compares and contrasts the rate of foreign students in thousands from 4 various countries that applied to a particular esteemed university. This comparison was done over a period from 1980 to 2009. In general, each country except C observed a steady growth in the number of applicants. Additionally, the candidates from A had the most number of applications, whereas D had the lowest throughout the period. In terms of A, its proportion increased drastically that started with 4034 in 1980-1989 and ended with 10007. Similarly, there was a steady rise of close to 1000 admittance from B for every following year-segments, in which had the first one had 3095. The lowest value in each gamut was for D, where only 640-795 students were admitted throughout the time frame. In contrast to the general upward flow, the rates for C saw noticeable decline from 1990-1999 to 2000-2009 (6320 and 2135 sequentially).