The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of Australian boys and girls participating in four various sport activities after school in 2010.
Overall, football and swimming were the most famous activities among boys over the period shown. While girls’ attendance numbers were higher in the netball and swimming, they showed less percentage in football and basketball in the given year. Notably, no sport stood out in the chart due to the lowest interest of students.
Football had the highest participation among boys, with around 20% engaging in the sport, whereas only about 5% of girls played it. Conversely, netball was a predominantly female sport, with nearly 18% of girls participating, while only a small percentage of boys (around 2%) took part. Swimming was the second most popular activity for both genders, with slightly more girls 16% than boys 13% choosing to participate.
Basketball had similar participation rates for both genders, with approximately 8% of boys and 7% of girls taking part. Meanwhile, the percentage of students who did not engage in any sport was the lowest, with around 4% of boys and 5% of girls choosing not to participate.