The charts illustrate information about the most popular sports in French secondary schools in the decades (in percentage).
Looking at an overall perspective, it is apparent that the most popular sport was swimming, while tennis was least favoured sport in French schools . Football and basketball fluctuated during all periods. The rate of other sports decreased gradually.
Firstly, the most popular sports in secondary schools was swimming. In 1990 the rate accounted for 39%, in 2000 it rose slightly to 48%, also a decade later decreased slightly by 7%. By contrast, tennis was the least popular sport: at first it was 4%, later did not changed 4%, after a decade increased by 3%, in 1990, 2000 and 2010.
Secondly, the rate of other sports decreased gradually, from 25% in 1990, to 23% after 10 years and then to 19% in 2010. The figure of football fluctuated significantly, in the first decade to 16%, rate grew a little to 18% at the second decade, the figures of football decreased by 10%. The percentage of basketball fluctuated significantly, in 1990 to 19%, in 2000 fell to 7% and in 2010 rose by 18%
