The given line chart illustrates the proportion of the young British population which is divided into various groups in a 12-year period commencing from 1990.
In general, while the percentage of 5-14 people increased, the figure for young children and teenagers saw a decrease. The most striking feature of the data is the proportion of 15-19 age group held the highest point in the start, however, at the end of the timespan, the young in 10-14 age group replaced that position.
Taking a look at the initial trend, the percentage of the young in 5-9 age group increased sightly from nearly 25% to 25% from 1990 to 1992. After rising significantly to 26,2% in 1997, the figure began to fall to approximately to 25,2% in 2001. Similarly, the share of 10-14 aged children began at nearly 23% in the commence, then, it experienced a considerable rise to around 24,8% in 1993. After that, this rose slowly and moderably to about 26,2% in 2001.
Regarding the remaining data, the ratio of young children decllined from just below 26% (1990) to 26,5% (1992), which was the peak of this trend. Next, the figure underwent a decrease to 26% in 1995, which is 2,5% higher than the figure in 2001. Concerning the share of the youth, this figure recorded a significant decline by 3%, from 26,2% in 1990 to 23,2% in 1993. After it had gone up to 24,1% in 1999, this registed a consistent growth to 25% in the end. Notably, the highest point is the ratio of adolescents at the start of the period, but in the end, this position belonged to the figure for 10-14 aged group, both of this reached 26,2% .