Tests and examinations are a central feature of school systems in many countries. Do you think the education benefits of testing outweigh any disadvantages?

The presented bar chart highlights data about how many
men
and
women
take
further
education
(full-time or part-time) in three different time periods in the UK. Units are measured in thousands of people.
Overall
,
it is clear that
the large differences between
two
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genders can be seen in part-time
education
in 1970/71. Another interesting point is that part-time
education
was more popular than full-time
education
. Looking at the details, as regards part-time
education
, 1000
men
received it in 1970/71,
whereas
the figure was 100 less in 1980/81, with 900, which is 50 less than in 1990/91, with 950. In the case of
women
, the
number
was almost the same (around 800) in 1970/71 and in 1980/81. In the next decade, the
number
of
women
was 1100. Regarding full-time
education
, the
number
of
women
who studied was nearly half as much as
men
, with only 50 in 1970/71,
while
, in 1980/81, there were 200
women
and 180
men
respectively. In 1990/91, it was the same
number
of
male
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and
female
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who took full-time
further
education
(250).
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