This bar chart demonstrates the number of males and females in further education in Britain in different years and if they were learning full-time or part time, clearly establishing that most people from both genders were studying part-time.
The number of men studying part-time was the highest during 1970 and 1971, with the number reaching 1 million men. The number decreased in 1980 and 1981, then slightly increased by 1990 and 1991. On the other hand, although women in part-time education started off lower than men, somewhat lower than 800 thousand, more females started studying in part-time throughout the years, leading to more women getting a part-time higher education than men overall, with slightly less than 1.2 million females.
Additionally, the total number of full-time male learners gradually grew over the years, and by 1990/91, 100 thousand more males were full-time learners in higher education, in other words, the number of men in full-time further education doubled. In contrast, there was a jump in the total number of women schooling full-time between 1970 and 1980. After that, there was a small growth up until 1990. There were around 200 thousand men and women in full-time further education.