The chart illustrates the number of boys and girls participating in different physical activities in England in 2012.
In general, in all sports, boys participate more than girls except swimming and badminton. The majority of male students participate in soccer, while half of the female students participate in swimming and diving.
Soccer is the most popular sport for boys with 60 participating, while only about 20 girls play. There are also more boys than girls who play tennis and cycle: about 50 boys compared to 38 girls play tennis and 38 boys compared to 20 girls ride bicycles. Although hockey is the least popular sport among both genders, boys still show more participation than girls. About 15 boys participated compared to 9 girls. On the other hand, swimming and badminton are the most popular sports among girls.
Swimming was chosen by 50 girls compared to 40 boys and badminton was played by 40 girls and 30 boys.
