The table below shows how many students of a school in the UK chose to take part in four different sports between 2001 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph provides information about the volume of participating

students

in the UK and their chosen sports from 2001 to 2011.

Overall

, the number of

students

who chose football, running, and swimming increased

at the end

of the period, except for basketball.

However

, football remained the most popular sport out of four activities over the years. From the years 2001 to 2007, despite the fluctuations, football stayed

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the most popular type of activity, as shown by its figures, reaching its peak three times in the years 2002, 2004, and 2006, with over 70

students

each year mentioned.

After

this

pattern, it remained essentially unchanged until 2011, when it ranged from about 65 to 68, respectively. Basketball,

on the other hand

, was the second most popular sport until 2006, when the number of

students

sharply declined to just over 20 in 2008, and

this

steadily continued until 2011. Meanwhile, running, being the least chosen sport at the beginning of the year with around 19 participants, outnumbered basketball in the year 2007 with approximately 50

students

, which made it second place.

whereas

swimming had a dramatic increase from 2005 to 2006, reaching a peak of over 50

students

.

This

figure did not

last

, as it declined back to about 20

students

at the end

of the period, similar to how high it started.