The charts below show the percentages of volunteers by organizations in 2008 and 2014.

The pie charts describe the proportion of

volunteers

six different

sectors

had in 2008 and 2014. In 2008, educational

volunteers

made up about a quarter (24%), which was closely followed by the

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for those in the environmental

sector

, at 21%. The figures for sport and other

sectors

were identical, at 15%, which was 3% less than that for art, and by far the smallest percentage of

volunteers

was accounted for by

healthcare

professionals. The shares of

volunteers

in all

sectors

changed in 2014, albeit to varying degrees. The

figure

for

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volunteers

soared to a quarter.

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pool in the environmental

sector

rose to 29%;

however

, there was a mere

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increase in the

healthcare

sector

.

In contrast

, the proportions of

volunteers

in art and others both dropped by 6% to 12% and 9%, respectively.

Finally

, the

figure

for educational

volunteers

also

declined, making up 17% in 2014.

Overall

, in 2008, the highest percentage of

volunteers

was in the education section as opposed to the

healthcare

sector

, which had the lowest

figure

. Six years later,

however

, the environmental

sector

ranked first in terms of the share of

volunteers

while

healthcare

volunteers

still made up the smallest percentage.

Furthermore

, the share of

volunteers

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, environmental, and

healthcare

sectors

grew, but the reverse was true for the remaining

sectors

.