The table below shows the proportions of pupils attending four secondary school types between 2000 and 2009. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The table illustrates the percentage of learners taking part in four sort of secondary school within 9 years.

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throughout the same time frame, community

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emerged as the main providers of secondary education,

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specialist, grammar, and voluntary-controlled

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saw a decrease in student enrollment First off, from 2000 to 2009, the percentage of voluntary-controlled

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decreased from slightly over half to barely 20%

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, during the same time frame, the proportion of kids attending grammar school just under 25% decreased by half. The comparatively small percentage of students attending specialized

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(12%)

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decreased, yet not considerably.

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, community

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had an increase in significance

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the other three categories of

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saw a decrease.

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in 2000 just 12% of students received an education at these institutions, during the next nine years

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number rose substantially to over half of all students.