The given bar chart provides information about the number of men and women that studies a Master’s degree in Britain in three different periods and the type of study either fulltime or part-time.
Overall, the number of female students increased significantly comparing to their male counterparts in part-time education. Notably, both genders exhibit considerable rise in full-time further study.
Part-time male students were nearly a million in 1970/71. After a significant decrease in 1980/81, number of students in part-time further education increased slightly in 1990/91. Women became very active in studying in further education. 1970/71 there were approximately 700000 female postgraduates and this number increased to more than a million in 1990/91. As a result of this
change women students surpassed men.
In 1970, full-time male postgraduates were more comparing to female counterparts. However, after a decade, headcount of female students nearly tripled the amount and take the lead. Regarding the significant rise, genders mirrored each other, at 200000. Irrespective of this climbs, full-time students were much less than part-time postgraduates.