Band 7+: 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. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features. You should write at least 150 words.

The given bar graph illustrates how many male and female learners chose further education in Britain and whether they were full-time or part-time students, from 1970 to 1990.

Overall, it is clear that people chose full-time education more than part-time throughout the period. Additionally, there was an upward trend in the number of women.

Regarding the data for men, it is clear that at the beginning of the period, there were nearly 1,000 people choosing full-time education. However, there was a slight drop to approximately 800 men in 1980. Subsequently, the figure for men recovered to about 900 people at the end of the period. Concerning data regarding part-time education, there was an upward trend throughout the period, from about 100 male learners in 1970 to roughly 200 people in 1990.

Looking more closely at the graph regarding women, there were about 700 full-time learners in 1970, fewer than those of men. However, the figure rose significantly and reached 1,100 people at the end of the period, outweighing the data regarding men at the same time. Similarly, the figure for part-time education increased dramatically, from about 50 people in 1970 to roughly 200 people in 1990.