The pie charts illustrate the rate of participation in different cultural and leisure activities among girls and boys.
Overall, it is clear that while boys dominate in computer games, dancing takes up the highest proportion among the girls. Another striking point is that reading takes up negligible proportion among boys, whereas listening to music is the least popular activity for girls.
In detail, the proportion of boys playing computer games is double that of soccer at 34% and 17%, respectively. On the other hand, listening to music and skateboarding constitute similar figures at 10% and 11%, which are followed by basketball, standing at 26%. As regards reading, it only makes up a negligible proportion at 2%.
When it comes to girls’ cultural and leisure activities, dancing ranked first at 27%. Moreover, netball and computer games differ by only 1 percentage point at 15% and 16%, respectively. Likewise, listening to music and gymnastics share identical proportions at 10% and 11%. Dancing accounts for second the most popular activity among females at just under 30%.
