The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of students at an adult education centre who enrolled in various courses in 1985 and in the current year.
Overall, course preferences have shifted considerably over time. While IT and cookery have gained popularity, subjects such as music appreciation and local history are no longer offered. Fitness and dance remained equally popular in both years.
In 1985, the most popular subject was modern languages, chosen by 24% of students, followed closely by fitness and dance at 22%. Art accounted for 17%, and local history attracted 15% of learners. Cookery was less common at 14%, and music appreciation was the least popular at only 8%.
This year, IT emerged as the leading subject, accounting for 27% of enrolments, despite being absent in 1985. Cookery also rose to 19%, while fitness and dance maintained the same figure of 22%. Modern languages dropped significantly to 17%, and art decreased slightly to 15%.