The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying fulltime or part-time. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart indicates how many

men

and

women

in Britain were enrolled in tertiary education in three periods – 1970/71, 1980/81, and 1990/91 – and whether their studies were full or part-time. It is clear from the chart that in all periods there were more

men

and

women

studying full-time than part-time.

However

,

while

the

number

of

women

studying all types

of

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increased significantly over the periods shown, the

number

of

men

studying full-time decreased moderately With respect to part-time education, the

number

of

men

doubled over the period, rising from 100000 in 1970/71 to 200000 by 1990/91. The

number

of

women

studying in

this

way was

also

around 200000, which was substantially higher than the figure of 40000 in 1970/71. As for full-time studying, there was considerable growth in the

number

of

women

, with the figure climbing from 700000 to 1.1 million, which was the highest level in any period for any kind of studying.

On the other hand

, the

number

of

men

studying full-time dropped from 1 million to about 800000 between 1970/71 and 1980/81,

although

it

then

rose again to 900000 in 1990/91, resulting in a decline of 100000 over the whole period.