The bar chart compares the percentage of school children who learnt to play four kinds of musical instruments from 2005 to 2015.
Overall, it is clear that the proportion of children attending classes for guitar, piano, and drums rose over the period, whereas violin saw a downward trend. Furthermore, the figure for guitar and piano was much larger than the other two instruments.
In 2005, approximately 11% students learning to play the guitar, piano, and violin while the percentage of drums was only 5%. By 2010, the piano and guitar increased twofold, with 20% and 18% of student choose them. In the same time, the figure for young schoolers attending drums was stable, whereas the percentage of those learning the violin experienced a slight drop to nearly 8%.
In 2015, piano and guitar continued their upward trend, increasing by 39% and 41% respectively, putting guitar ahead of piano. Similarly, the figure for drums also observed a double increase, ending the period with approximately 10%. Only violin experienced a decrease, falling to roughly 5%, thereby coming last in 2015.
