The pie graphs show the most favorite sports – tennis, swimming, basketball, football, others category – in French secondary schools in three years (1990, 2000, and 2010).
Overall, swimming consistently was the most popular sport in French secondary schools, while the least favorite was tennis. Tennis, swimming, and basketball increased over the three-year period, while football and other sports category declined.
In 1990, swimming accounted for 39% of proportion and became the most popular sport in secondary schools, which then climbing moderately to about 48% in 2000, before declining slightly to just around 41% by 2010. Basketball figures made up just 16% in 1990, and then decreased modestly to just 7% in 2000, before growing significantly to 25% by 2010. Tennis remained relatively stable as the least favorite sport, the percentage of pupils who interested just around 4% in 1990 and 2000, and then rising modestly to about 7% by 2010.
By contrast, football recorded a slight growth from 16% at the beginning of the period to 18% in 2000, before decreasing significantly to just around 8% by 2010. Other sports category saw a gradual decline from 25% in 1990 to 23% in 2000, and continued fall into just about 19% by 2010.