The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time.

The bar chart compares the

number

of people in

further

education in three separate years in Britain based on their gender and

also

whether they are educated part-time or full-time.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the

number

of both female and male who educate part-time is far more than those educating full-time.

Also

, an increase is experienced in their

number

after each decade, irregular to their gender. In 1970/71, almost 1 million men were studying part-time in

further

education, compared to only just above 100,000 men who were studying full-time.

Similarly

, the

number

of part-time female

students

this

year was ten times as high as those who were studying full-time at roughly 750,000 and 75,000, respectively.

Following

this

, in 1980/81 and 1990/91, the

number

of full-time

students

rose considerably, reaching about 250,000 for both male and female

students

.

While

part-time attendants became less popular among men during the period shown, the

number

of female

students

who attended

further

education witnessed a significant increase, peaking at approximately 1,100,000 in 1990/91.