The bar chart compares the proportion of boys and girls who participated in six different sports in a specific country in 2010.
Overall, the chart reveals a stark contrast in sporting preferences based on gender. While boys favored high-impact team sports like football and cricket, girls were more likely to engage in swimming and netball. Notably, tennis and basketball were the only activities to see relatively equal participation from both groups.
Regarding the most popular activities, football was the most preferred sport for boys, with 20% participation nearly seven times the rate of girls (approximately 3%). Conversely, netball showed the widest gender gap in favor of girls; roughly 17% of girls played the sport compared to a negligible 1% of boys. Swimming was the most popular activity for girls at 16%, slightly outperforming the 13% participation rate among boys.
In terms of the remaining sports, cricket was a major activity for boys at 12%, whereas female participation was the lowest in this category, falling under 1%. In contrast, tennis and basketball exhibited the most balance. Approximately 9% of boys and 8% of girls played tennis, while basketball saw similar figures of 8% and 7% respectively.