The table illustrates the percentage of boys and girls playing sports, categorized by age group (9, 11, 13, and 15), in one town in the UK in 2010.
Overall, the percentage of the youngest age group playing sports was the highest, whereas the figure for the oldest age group was the lowest. Additionally, the percentages of boys aged 9 and 11 playing sports were higher than those of girls, while the figures for girls aged 13 and 15 were higher than those of boys.
As can be seen from the table, the percentages of boys aged 9 and 11 playing sports were higher than those of girls. To be more specific, the percentage of boys aged 9 playing sports was 54%, while the figure for girls was 49%. Similarly, the percentage of boys aged 11 playing sports was 41%, while the figure for girls was 34%.
By contrast, the figures for girls aged 13 and 15 playing sports were higher than those of boys. To be more detailed, 29% of girls aged 13 played sports, 13% higher than that of boys. Likewise, 15% of girls aged 15 played sports, 5% higher than that of boys.
