The pie chart below gives information about the percentage of children under 18 who do and do not learn a musical instrument in a particular England region, while the bar chart shows their choice of instruments in 1996 and 2016. Overall, the proportion of teenagers learning musical instruments saw a significant rise all over the period and the most popular options are Piano and Keyboard.
Looking at the pie graph, it can be seen that in 1996, more than half of the children participated in a musical instrument, with 56%, while in the next 20 years, there was a sharp decline in this trend, with only 24%, less than a quarter of all children.
Regarding musical instrument choices, in 1996, the piano was the most common instrument, with 30% of children choosing it, before dropping slightly to 28% in 2006. Violin followed the same downward trend, from approximately 14% to 10% choosing in the same period. Besides, the changes in the acoustic guitar and other instruments are also similar, with around 6% and 3% respectively and ending with both 2%. In contrast, the pick rate of keyboards increased sharply from 22% in 1996 and peaked at 30% in 2016. At the same time, the electric guitar also saw a rise in popularity, from around 13% to 17%. Finally, the percentage of children who learn more than 1 instrument still stays unchanged in both 2 years, with 12%.