The bar chart shows the number of males and females participating in a range of evening courses (drama, painting, sculpture, and language) at an adult education center in 2009, and an accompanying pie chart represents the age distributions of those course attendees.
Overall, women outnumbered men in three out of four courses, with the exception of sculpture, where the trend was reversed. Moreover, a language course attracted an exceptional higher number of females than their male counterparts. When it comes to age-related participation differences, people aged below 20 constituted the highest participation rate, whereas a mere proportion of attendees were seniors.
In detail, women were mostly involved in classes like drama, painting, and language. Twice as many as their male counterparts joined in drama courses (20 compared to 10). A similar picture could be observed in the participation figures of language classes, as 40 women were interested in language learning as opposed to men, accounting for 20. The disparity narrowed down between men and women in the attendance of painting classes, with the respective figures of 25 and 30. However, contrary to the usual trend, males dominated participation in sculpture courses, with 10 men in comparison to 5 women.
According to the various age brackets attending those courses, there were considerable variations. The youngest age group was the most active with 42%, which was closely followed by those in their 40s, comprising 26%. Two age groups—20–29 and 30-39—showed a relatively lower attendance rate (11 and 16%, respectively). Lastly, participants aged 50 or older emerged as the least active demographic of all, showing a modest 5%.