The pie charts illustrate compare the proportion of courses selected by students in three different years 1984, 1994 and 2004.
Overall, face-to-face courses accounted for the largest proportion in all charts, while online courses accounted for the smallest share.
According to the details, the most popular courses were face-to-face, which constituted the largest percentage at roughly 67% in 1984, but over time its figures declined by 13 percentage points in 1994, whereas its share fell to around 40%. With regard to mixed-media courses, there was a steady upward trend over the two-decade period. In 1984, they accounted for only 13%. By 1994, this figure had climbed slightly to approximately 18%. The most significant growth occurred between 1994 and 2004, when the proportion more than doubled, reaching 30%. By 2004, mixed-media courses had become the second most popular type of course.
As regard to online courses, though less pronounced, upword trend. They were not available at all in 1984. Following their introduction in 1994, they accounted for 11% of students. Over the 10 years, there was a steady rise in their uptake, with the figure climbing to 16% in 2004. Despite this growth, online courses remained less popular than mixed-media courses throughout the period.