The given chart compares the number of men and women in further education in Britain based on whether they were studying full-time or part-time over three periods. The general trend shows an increase in full-time education enrollment for both men and women, and an increase in part-time education enrollment for women.
In 1970/71, there were about one million men studying part-time, which declined a decade later to about 870,000. This trend did not continue into the next decade, with figures increasing to about 910,000 in 1990/91. The full-time education enrollment for men shows an increasing trend. In 1970/71, about 160,000 men were studying full-time. This figure increased to about 180,000 in 1980/81, further increasing to 230,000 in 1990/91.
As for the women studying part-time, there was an increase in numbers from about 770 thousand in 1970/71 to about 810,000 in 1980/81. This figure increased significantly to about 1.1 million a decade later, much higher than the men during the same period. The figures for women studying full-time increased substantially from 80,000 in 1970/71 to about 210,000 in 1980/81. This growth slowed down the next decade, with about 230,000 women studying full-time.