Band 6+: The charts below show the percentage of students on an adult education center taking various courses offered in 1985 and this year. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts illustrate the proportion of students taking various courses on an adult education center in 1985 and this year.

At first glance, it is apparent that local history has been replaced by IT. Moreover, while the percentage of student in fitness and dance and art has remained unchanged, student in modern languages has decreased gradually over the period.

Looking at the chart in more detail, one can see that the data for modern languages dominated with 24% in 1985, while in this year it has decreased to 17% dramatically. The difference cannot be seen at the data for art, while it accounted for 17% in 1985 then it has descent to 15% gradually this year. The opposite trend was true for cookery, while it took 14% in 1985, but it has increased to 19% significantly this year.

Furthermore, the figure for music appreciation and local history allocated with 8% and 15% respectively in 1985. Nevertheless, these data have been relocated by the data for IT, while it has taken the lead at 27% this year. We can see the difference at the figure for fitness and dance, while it accounted for 22% in 1985 and it has stayed unchanged at same 22% this year.