The bar chart illustrates the number of males and females pursuing further academic education over a twenty-year period between 1970 and 1990. It also provides data on the type of studying, distinguishing between full-time and part-time study.
According to the figures, full time education increased gradually and reached its peak at just under 300 thousand at the end of the provided timeline, with a similar tendency for both genders. However, women took the first place in full-time studying from the year 1980 comparing to men, with a slight difference in numbers.
In the case of part-time studying, it can be seen that this option remained far more widespread, than full-time studying, over the whole time period. While women had an increasing tendency that surged at one thousand one hundred billion in 1990, the number of men fluctuated during the shown period from 1000000 in 1970 to 850 thousand in the middle of the given period, and then to 900 thousand in the year 1990.
Overall, whilst part-time education had maintained a leading position in pursuing further academic experience by the year 1990, its trend was only moderating for females, while full-time studying kept increasing throughout the timeline for both genders.