The bar charts compare data on the percentage of male and women students in various age categories who studied in Australia for full-time and part-time education in 2006. Overall, part-time education was more preferable option in almost all age brackets regardless of gender, with the exceptions of 30+ groups, where the percentage of full-time students was higher, and female students aged 25-29 had similar figures. The highest percentages in both types of education were recorded among the 20-24 age group regardless of gender.
Focusing first on the figures of men, the percentage of part-time students was higher in almost all age groups. The highest percentage was recorded in the 20-24 age category, at 40%, and was followed by the youngest age group (15-19), at 12%. The figures of part-time students aged 25-29 and 30+ were similar, both at 8%. Similarly, the 20-24 age group had the highest percentage of full-time students, at 12%, but this was followed by the students aged 30 and over, at 10%. Students aged 15-19 ranked third at 8% and the lowest percentage was recorded in the 25-29 age bracket, at 6%.
As for the females, similarly, the highest percentage of students in both types was recorded in the 20-24 age group. In detail, the percentage of part-time students aged 20-24 accounted for 42%, and was followed by the 15-19 group, at 17%. The figure of students aged 25-29 ranked third, at 8% and the lowest figure was recorded in the 30+ group. The highest percentage of full-time students was shown in the 20-24 group, at 13% but this was followed by the students aged 30 and over, at 12%. The figure of students aged 25-29 accounted for 8% and the youngest group had the lowest percentage, at 7%.