The charts compare the proportions of children who learned a musical instrument in 1996 and 2006.
Overall, there was a significant increase in the proportion of teenagers who learned a musical instrument. It can also be seen that, in terms of the most popular choices, the keyboard saw a downward trend while the piano had a slight rise between 1996 and 2006.
A thorough examination of the given pie chart shows an enormous growth in the percentage of young people playing a musical tool over a 10-year period, from 44% to 76%.
Turning to the bar chart, it can be seen that, piano ranked first in the instrument options in 1996, at 30%, followed by the keyboard, at over 20%. In addition, more than 10% of children learned the violin and electric guitar, at about 13% and 14%, respectively, while there was around 12% of those who learned more than one instrument. Time saw a sharp climb in the number of learners and reached its peak at 30% in 2016. Despite the remaining popularity of the piano, the figure for this category dropped steadily, to nearly 28%. There was a slight rise in the number of people being interested in more than one musical instrument, at around 13%.