The pie charts illustrate the distribution of students enrolled in various courses at an adult education center in the years 1985 and the current year.
Overall, modern languages were the most popular course in 1985, but this has been overtaken by IT in the present year. There has been a notable rise in the number of students enrolling in cookery courses, while enrollments in modern languages and art courses have significantly dropped.
In 1985, almost 25% of students opted to study various languages such as French, German, and Spanish. This was closely matched by the popularity of fitness and dance classes, which accounted for 22% of the total enrollment. Art classes drew the interest of 17% of students, which was marginally higher than the percentages for local history and cookery, which attracted 15% and 14% of students, respectively. Music appreciation was the least popular, with only 8% of students choosing it.
This year, there has been a slight decrease in enrollment for modern languages and art, with their proportions dropping to 17% and 15%, respectively. In contrast, the proportion of students enrolled in IT, which was introduced this year, has risen to 27%, making it the most preferred choice among students. Similarly, enrollment in cooking classes has seen a small increase, reaching 19%. Conversely, the percentage of students participating in fitness and dance classes has remained constant at 22%, whereas music appreciation classes are no longer offered at the center.