The bar chart compares the proportion of boys and girls aged 5-14 participating in cultural activities and sports in Australia in 2003.
Overall, a clear pattern can be observed: girls outnumbered boys in all activities except sports and playing musical instruments. Additionally, sports accounted for the largest share for both genders, whereas drama and singing recorded the lowest proportions.
Turning to the details, the percentage of girls participating in dancing was seven times as high as that of boys, with respective figures standing at 25% and nearly 3%. Moreover, participation in drama was approximately 4% for boys and 5% for girls, indicating that girls preferred this activity slightly more often. A similar pattern was seen in singing, where girls again surpassed boys by 1% (5% versus 4%).
In contrast, sports recorded the highest participation rates for both genders, though with a marked gender gap: boys exceeded girls by 15 percentage points, at 70% and 55% respectively. It is also worth noting that playing a musical instrument was more common among boys, with 15% compared to 10% of girls.