The bar charts compare the proportion of students from different stages of life and in two genders attending classes constantly and partly in Australia in 2006.
Overall, part-time education was more popular for men, except for those older than 30, with males aged 20-24 showing the biggest gap between preferences for part-time and full-time education. Women, on the other hand, followed almost the same trajectory with their male counterparts, choosing both types of education in equal shares at the age of 25-29.
Focusing first on males, the highest figures were observed for both kinds of education in 20-24 ages, comprising 40% for part-time and 12% for full-time education. Men aged between 15 and 19 prioritized taking classes with some breaks, leaving the figure for those preferring constant study by a margin of 4%. Male students aged 25-29 also studied in part-time schedule which is 2% more than full-time students, at 8% and 6% respectively, while the reverse was true for men aged 30 and over, the figure for part-time students constituted 8% and that for full-time ones accounted for 10%.
Turning to the female students, they showed more preference towards part-time education, reaching the peak for both types at 42% for part-time and at 13% for full-time. Additionally, 17% of 15-19 years old women also studied for part-time, with 10% fewer students choosing the opposite. While the percentage of those aged 25-29 find both education schedule types suitable, each making up 8%. Finally, 12% of 30 years old and older women studied for full-time education, twice the figure for part-time students.
