Band 6+: the chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time. summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the enrollment of British males and females in part-time and full-time courses during three decades from 1971 to 1991.

Overall, the figures for people studying part-time are always higher than those of compared to full-time. The year 1990 witnessed a peak in the number of females who pursued further education.

In 1970/71, approximately 1,000,000 male students were enrolled in higher education on a part-time basis, and 200,000 enrolled full-time. There was a decline in 1980/81 with nearly 850,000 men working part-time, while the number of men working full-time rose slightly to just over 100,000. Then, the proportion of students in both types of education gradually increased in 1990/91, by almost 100,000 compared to the preceding year.

Whereas, females began with a slower start, with just under 800,000 students completing part-time courses as opposed to 50,000 full-time in 1970/71. From 1980/81 onwards, there was a steady increase, with around 800,000 women studying part-time and 200,000 full-time. By 1990/1991, the number of female part-time students continuously surged sharply to nearly 1,200,000, reaching the highest spot in the table, while roughly 250,000 were pursued full-time.