The bar chart illustrates the proportion of kids studying to play four different musical instruments at school in 2005, 2010 and 2015.
Overall, it is evident that there were significant differences in the rates of school kids learning to play musical instruments across three periods. The terms of guitar took the lead through three periods, while that of piano trailed behind. The figure for violin recorded a gradual fall, while that of drum recorded a stable rise.
In 2005, the percentage of kids playing guitar led with an exceeding 10%, while that of kids playing piano stood at 10%. In 2010, the figure for children learning to play guitar peaked at 20%, as that of children playing piano trailed behind but surpassed 15%. In the five next years, the rates of children playing guitar grew more than 25%, but that of children playing piano stood at 25% respectively.
In terms of violin, there was an exceeding of 5% between 2005 and 2010, but the figure slightly dropped in 2015. Compared to drums playing, which was reported as the least common, the figure for children playing drums recorded a minimal rise at the start of period, and grew with a surpassing 5% at the end of period.