The bar chart illustrates the number of male and female participates in additional education in Britain in three periods, studying full-time or part-time from 1970/71 to 1990/91.
Overall, it is noticeable that part-time study was the highest choice for both genders, with a evident upward trend for female. However, full-time education experienced in an oscillation over this period.
In 1970/71, the majority of male students chose the part-time study, with sharply about 1,000,000 students which was the greater amount for participants throughout the period. In contrast, around 7,500,000 female students opted this option. In addition, between 1980 and 1990, the number of men and women studying part-time became more comparable, reaching 8,000,000 to 8,500,000 for both genders. However, the number of females rose approximately 1,100,000 participants by 1990.
Full-time education had the lowest interest for men and women in education fields. In 1970/71 , the amount of students in full-time education remained under 200,000 students for both genders. Furthermore, between 1980 and 1990, the number of male and female students studying in full-time education slightly increased 250,000 students which was the highest entrollment numbers for both students.