The given charts illustrate the proportion of learners who attended separate classes at an adult education institution in the year 1985 and the current year.
Overall, it is clear from the data that with the disappearance of domestic history and music appreciation courses in favor of IT lessons. In addition, the percentage of students who opted for fitness and dance classes remained steady throughout the period.
Looking more closely at the first pie chart, the number of people who participated in the Modern languages course is responsible for the highest number of pupils among 6 different categories, accounting for 24%, which was triple that of those studying the music appreciation curriculum. Additionally, the number of fitness and dance learners reached nearly two-tenths of the total students, while the percentage of those who enrolled for the remaining courses had similar participation rates, around 14% to 17%.
Turning to the present day, in comparison with the number of students who are educated in Art and Modern languages, which witnessed a downward trend to 15% and 17% respectively, the quantity of Cookery lessons surged to 19% at this time. Moreover, the proportion of IT participants hit the highest point among 5 different courses, at nearly a quarter.