The graphs compare the popularity of five sport categories in French secondary schools across three distinct years.
Overall, it is clear that swimming remained the most popular sport among secondary school students across the time period. Additionally, tennis and basketball both saw a noticeable growth in popularity, while football and ‘other’ sports decreased.
Swiming recorded the highest figures across the time period. It accounted for 39% in 1990, 48% in 2000, and 41% in 2010. ‘Other’ sports’ figures decreased in the time periode. It accounted for 25% in the year 1990, then fell to 23% in 2000 before recording its last share at 19% in the final year. Furthermore, football started at 16% in 1990. It then rose to 18% in the year 2000, but quickly fell to 8% in 2010.
Regarding tennis, its figures stayed identical in 1990 and 2000, at 4%. It then experianced a slight increase in the final year to reach 7%. Turning to basketball, its proportions fell from 16% in 1990 to 7% in 2000, before rising to its final figure of 25%.