The pie chart illustrates student participation in various courses at an educational center in 1985 and the present year.
Overall, there has been a notable rise in the number of students enrolling in cookery courses, while enrollments in modern languages and art courses have significantly dropped. Furthermore, local history and music appreciation classes have been discontinued this year.
In 1985, local history was taken by one-sixth of the students, but with its removal from the curriculum, new IT courses have been introduced, attracting a large number of students and now accounting for one-fourth of all enrollments. Additionally, cookery courses, which were attended by only 14% of students in 1985, have seen a dramatic increase, with 40% of students participating today.
In contrast, the percentage of students taking art and modern languages courses has slightly declined. In 1985, 17% of students were enrolled in art, and 24% in modern languages, but today these figures have dropped to 15% and 17%, respectively. Despite the widespread popularity of fitness and dance courses, which were the most attended in 1985, these courses continue to be selected by students at the same rate as before.