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. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar graph illustrates how many male and female
students
were studying full-time and part-time in Britain during the years 1970/1, 1980/1 and 1990/1.
Overall
, the number of students
in full-time education
increased over this
time. With regard to part-time education
, there was a steady increase in women
choosing to study part-time but for men
, the level fluctuated.
Between the academic periods 1970/1 and 1990/1, the figures for men
studying full-time grew in steady increments, beginning at 100,000 in 1970/1 and rising to nearly 300,000 in 1990/1. For women
, the numbers had also
risen to around 300,000 by 1990/1 on an increasing trend. Notably, however
, the figure for females in full-time education
in 1970/1 was roughly half that of men
, showing a greater take-up than men
between 1970/1 and 1980/1.
A different pattern is shown for part-time education
. The graph reveals a steady increase in women
engaged in part-time study, rising from 750,000 in 1970/1 to 1,000,000 by 1990/1. For men
, on the other hand
, the figure fluctuated. From 1,000,000 in 1970/1, they had dropped by almost 200,000 by 1980/1 but recovered slightly in numbers by 1990/1. Over the whole time period, the trend between men
and women
in part-time education
reversed, with male students
being greater in number in 1970/1 and female students
taking pole position by 1990/1.Submitted by marichkhobadze133 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words students, education, women, men with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.
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