The bar chart gives information about the number of full-time and part-time students male and female at different age bracket who studied in Australia in 2006.
Overall, individuals aged 15 to 29 who engaged in part-time study recorded the highest percentage for both genders, with the exception of adult learners. Furthermore, young adults represented the largest demographic among both genders.
Looking at the younger demographics, it is noticeable that part-time education was highly popular among both genders. Individuals belonging to the 15-19 age bracket showed 17% and 12 % for females and males respectively. However, the opposite pattern was true for full-time education , the figure for males exhibited a higher performance by 1 percentage point compared to their female counterparts, who represented 7%. Those aged 20-24 accounted for 42% and 40% for females and males who participated in part-time education, respectively. In terms of, full-time study was almost the same for both genders at 13%.
In contrast, the oldest group showed the lower proportion for both genders. People aged from 25 to 29 had the same study rates with 8% for women and 8% for men. In the 30 and old category , the figures for full-time education peaked at 12% for females and 10% for males, outstripping their respective part-time study rates of 6% and 8% .
