The given bar chart depicts the percentage of Australian boys and girls who are involved in four different extracurricular activities after school in 2010.
Overall, there were children in every type of sport activity. It is clear that football was the most popular sport for boys, while netball had the highest participation among girls. A significant disparity exists between the genders in football and netball participation.
A significant difference appears in football and netball. Boys’ participation in football was around 20%, much higher than girls’ at 4%. Netball saw the opposite: girls at 17%, compared to only 2% of boys. These figures show strong gender contrasts.
Swimming and basketball had more balanced participation. About 13% of boys swam, versus 16% of girls. Basketball was also similar, with around 8% boys and 7% girls participating. Few students did no sport: about 4% of boys and 5% of girls.
