The table illustrates the number of students at a primary school and a secondary school in Malaysia in 2005, while the pie charts show the sports preferred by these students.
Overall, the number of secondary school students is higher than that of primary school students. Meanwhile, tennis is the most popular sport among primary school students, while rugby is the least popular. By contrast, football is the most popular sport among secondary school students, whereas rugby and swimming are the least popular.
In terms of total number of students, 73,000 are learning in primary school, while 91,000 are secondary school learners.
Turning to the survey results of what these students favourite sport was. In terms of primary school learners, tennis accounted for the largest proportion at 40%, while football made up to 40%. Meanwhile, basketball and swimming accounted for 25%, whereas rugby had the lowest proportion, at 5%. In contrast, football accounted for the largest proportion for secondary school learners, while 35% of learners’ favourite sport was basketball. Tennis made up to 15%, while rugby and swimming both accounted for 5%.
