The provided bar chart delineates the proportions of students in Country X engaging in four distinct sports – football, basketball, tennis, and swimming – across the years 2010 and 2020.
It is evident that football, despite its dominant position in 2010, experienced a notable decline by 2020. Conversely, tennis and swimming witnessed upward trends, while basketball saw a modest reduction, culminating in a more evenly distributed participation landscape at the end of the period.
In 2010, football commanded the highest participation rate at 57%, surpassing all other sports. However, by 2020, this figure had fallen by 10 percentage points to 47%, relinquishing its majority share. Basketball, which started at 41% in 2010, also declined, albeit less steeply, to 37% in 2020, marking a 4% decrease.
In contrast, the remaining sports exhibited growth over the decade. Tennis participation rose from 28% in 2010 to 32% in 2020, a gain of 4 percentage points. Swimming increased from 35% to 38% during the same period, a rise of 3 percentage points. By 2020, swimming and basketball had become closely aligned, with only a 1% difference, while tennis remained the least popular sport, although the gap had narrowed considerably compared to 2010.