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

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of British male and female advanced education and the preferences of the

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in the decision between

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and part-time, in three precise moments of the

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century: 1970/71, 1980/81, 1990/91.  At a glance, one can notice that the

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of male

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remained almost stable, with slight changes in the trend, going from 1 million in 1970/71

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to 850 thousand in 1980/81, to 900 thousand in 1990/91.

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, the

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of female

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gradually increased over time. As

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can be clearly seen from the chart, in the comparison between

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and part-time, there is a constant increase in the quantity of

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.

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, part-time always appeared to be

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’ favourite option. Taking a closer look at each individual analysed moment, in 1970/71 the

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of male

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was extremely higher than female

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,

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trend levelled out in 1980/81 the two quantities almost equalised.

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, the

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of female

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significantly surpassed the

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of male

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.