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

students

in the decision between

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and part-time, in three precise moments of the

last

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

number

of male

students

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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.

In contrast

, the

number

of female

students

gradually increased over time. As

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

fulltime

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

fulltime

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students

.

Nevertheless

, part-time always appeared to be

students

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

number

of male

students

was extremely higher than female

students

.

Subsequently

,

this

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

Lastly

, the

number

of female

students

significantly surpassed the

number

of male

students

.