The pie chart provides data on the percentage of students on an adult education centre taking various courses offered in 1985 and this year.
Overall, the proportion of students enrolling in fitness and dance courses remained unchanged over the period of time. In addition, local history and music appreciation courses have been replaced by IT.
In 1985, nearly a quarter of students chose to take modern languages courses including French, German, Spanish, closely followed by fitness and dance at 22%. In comparison, the figures for cookery, art, local history and music appreciation were significantly lower, at 14%, 17%, 15% and 8%, in the order given.
In the current year, the percentage of students joining modern language has decreased sharply by 17%. Meanwhile, the proportion of art registers also has seen a fall, but at a slower pace, reaching 15%. In contrast, the percentage of students in IT, a new addition, has grown to 27%, making it the most popular course. Similarly, cookery has risen considerably to 19%. Finally, while the proportion of students enrolling in fitness and dance courses stays unchanged at 22%, music appreciation is no longer taught at the centre.