The pie charts provide a detailed breakdown regarding the courses students took in an adult education center in 1985 and the present year. In summary, significant changes are observed while comparing the data points. For instance, figures for a number courses like fitness and dance or the art course remained relatively similar over the period, while some courses were completely removed from the program.
In more detail, the figure for dance and fitness remained identical across the two data points at 22%. Furthermore, the figure for the art course saw a slight decline, falling to 15% in the present year, from the original figure of 17%. Moreover, cookery saw a 5% increase in popularity with the figure reaching 19% in the present day, from 14% in 1985.
A substantial decline was observed in the modern languages course which focuses primarily on French, German, Spanish, which was the most popular course in 1985, accounting for the highest figure at 24%; however, after experiencing significant losses this figure has dropped to 17% in the present day.
Lastly, the local history and the music appreciation courses, which constitued 15% and 8% of the total in 1985, respectively, were completely removed from the program. Instead, an IT course is being offered today, accounting for 27% of the total figure.