These given bar charts compare the proportions of volunteers by sector between 2008 and 2014.
Overall, while the proportions of volunteers have declined in several sectors, including sport, educational, and art, the reverse was true for the remaining healthcare and environmental sectors. In addition, although the educational sector was initially the most preferred sector by volunteers, in 2014 it showed a decrease and became the least popular sector among volunteers.
As for the upward trends, in the healthcare sector the percentages of volunteers made up 7% in 2008 and experienced considerable growth to 25% in 2014. The figure for the environmental sector, there was an increase from 21% to 34%, made it the most preferred sector by volunteers.
In contrast, when it comes to declining figures, the proportions of the art sector accounted for 15% and indicated a downward trend by 3%. While the percentages of volunteers in the educational sector were 24%, the sport sector made up 18%, and both of these sectors decreased to 8% and 12%, respectively. The other sectors have witnessed a drop from 15% to 9%.