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

The bar chart illustrates the

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of males and females engaged in

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education in Britain. It shows whether they were studying full-time or part-time and is divided into three periods.

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, the

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of men and women studying part-time outnumbered those studying full-time by a significant margin.

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both modes were relatively similar between the sexes, there was some variance, especially in the 1990s when the

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of women studying part-time increased substantially. With regards to full-time education, male students approximately doubled from around 100.000 in 1970 to well over 200.000 by the end of 1991. For women, the trajectory was less consistent rising sharply in the first decade and

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tapering off to an almost identical level to that of men in the 1990s. The

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engaged in part-time study over the three periods fluctuated, dropping from approximately 1 million to 900.000 over the three periods; meanwhile, the females studying part-time steadily increased from nearly 800.000 in 1970-71 to well above million in 1990-91.