The pie charts illustrate a comparison of the proportion of students who participated in various types of adult education courses from 1989 to the present year.
Overall, the percentage of students taking music theory fell to less than one-fifth of all courses, while participation in most of the other subjects increased. In contrast, enrolment in IT, which was not offered in 1989, accounted for just over a quarter this year, whereas several other courses experienced a decline.
Moreover, participation in modern languages stood at around 24% in 1989, but by the present year it had slightly decreased by about 7% to 17%. Likewise, the proportion of students taking art courses fell by approximately 2%, while the percentage of dance and fitness students remained stable across both years.
On the other hand, cookery enrolment figures accounted for just under one-fifth in 1989, and by the present year they had moderately risen by about 5% to 19%. Furthermore, students taking local history courses made up around 15%, whereas music theory recorded the lowest proportion, at less than 10% in 1989. In contrast, the high proportion of students experienced just over a quarter in IT in the present year.