The pie charts provide information about the percentage of secondary school students in the UK taking different subjects in 1995 and now, including Geography, RS, Drama, Business, History and Art.
Overall, IT replaced RS and Drama and became one of the most popular subjects. While all other subjects experienced changes in their proportions, Business was the only subject that remained unchanged throughout the period.
In detail, the most significant change was the introduction of IT, while RS and Drama, which accounted for 9% and 12% respectively in 1995, are no longer included. At present, Geography and IT are the two dominant subjects, accounting for 23% and 27% respectively, thus making up exactly half of all chosen subjects. In 1995, Geography represented 21% of all students, after which this figure increased slightly by 2%.
Conversely, the percentages of students taking Art and History declined. Whereas History witnessed only a minimal decrease of 1%, Art experienced a dramatic fall from 15% in 1995 to just 8% now. Finally, the proportion of students studying Business remained stable at 16% throughout the period.