The bar chart depicts the data on the journey of school children, particularly in the age group 11 to 16 to their educational institution in the UK in a year. The data is represented in percentages.
Overall, it is evident that children of the 11 to 16 age group in the UK go to school by walking with a higher proportion, the bicycle is the second preference for travel to educational centres over buses and cars according to the distance between from their house to school.
In the UK, 90% of pupils go to schools by walking covers a 0 to 1-mile distance, and 60% of students complete their journey to school within a 1 to 2-mile distance. Approximately 50% of learners reach their schools by riding bicycles and live at a distance of 0 to 1 mile from their school. Bicycle mode of transport is popular among students who complete their school journey within 1 to 2 miles rather than 2 to 5 miles, accounting for 49%.
Furthermore, students who live over 5 miles away from their school, select the buses for travel which is noted as nearly 70%. Driving a car to school is dominant among those students who want to cover a 2 to 5-mile distance shortly which accounts for 32%. Another notable detail is that driving a car is the least popular compared to a bus in a year.
