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 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.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words students, education, women, men with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.

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