The bar charts illustrate the proportion of students, with different age groups, attended in full-time and part-time education in Australia in 2006. Overall, while the part-time study was common among both genders, the opposite trend was observed in terms of people who aged 30 and more. Additionally, the most notable difference between part-time and full-time studies exhibited among people who aged 20-24.
Starting with males first, students who aged 20-24 recorded the highest proportion of participants in part-time, which was more than almost threefold than who study full-time with just 12%.While students who aged 15-19 recorded lower figures with 12%, compared to full-time students with 8%. The proportion of students aged 25-29 remained more stable trends in part-time and full-time studies, with 8% and 6% respectively. Interestingly, students aged 30+ bucked the trend, with 8% in part-time and 10% in full-time study.
Turning to females, they recorded relatively similar trends, with roughly for 42% in part-time, compared to full-time with just 13%. However, students aged 15-19 in part-time (17%) and in full-time (30%), which were more likely to their opposite gender. By contrast, people aged 25-29 showed an equal proportions with 8% for both categories. For women, aged 30 and above, studying full-time was more popular with 12% than who studied part-time with just 6%.