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 diagram below features several bar plots that represent the sum of people pursuing higher education in the UK, based on several factors. These include their gender, which of the three decades included in the study were they a part of and whether the studies were full-time or part-time. The first major, eye-catching, difference is that most students opted for part-time education, regardless of gender or the time period. Males enrolled in partial programs were

initially

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more than their female counterparts, but their numbers dropped the next decade

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rising again by the end of the

last

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decade.

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, female part-time enrollment showed a steady rise, eventually surpassing the men by the third decade.

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trend of increased participation can

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be observed by both genders in full-time programs. To summarise, females made progress over males in terms of their involvement in full-time and part-time education in Britain for the given time periods.