The given bar chart illustrates the details concerning the number of four kinds of British students in 1990, 1998 and 2005.
Generally, it could be obviously witnessed that the number of students in the UK reached the highest in 2005. Moreover, the number of students in the UK increased gradually throughout this period except for the males part-time students.
Upon closer examination of the data, male full-time students accounted for the largest proportion among the four kinds of students in 1990 and 1998, at 200 thousand and around 300 thousand respectively. In addition, the number of female full-time students continuously rose and eventually reached its peak in 2005, with just over 800 thousand, becoming the highest amount among the four kinds of students.
Furthermore, the number of male part-time students reduced from 1990 to 1998, being the least number of four kinds of students in 1998, at about 100 thousand. While the number of female part-time students increased during this period, reaching 200 thousand in 1998. What is more, female part-time students consistently increased from 1998 to 2005, with 800 thousand in 2005, which is the same figure as male full-time students in 2005.