The given bar chart illustrates the difference in the proportion of male and female teachers in six various types of educational setting in the UK.
Overall, while universities and private training institutes had more male teachers than females, the reverse pattern could be observed in the remaining groups except colleges which had equal numbers. Notably, among all the educational environments, universities had the highest percentage of men whereas the highest figure for women belonged to nursery schools.
A glance at the chart reveals that in nursery schools, the proportion of female tutors stood at 96%, far exceeding that of men by 92%. The primary schools followed a similar pattern, with respective figures being 9% and 91%. Meanwhile, there were 54% of female teachers, surpassing that of males by 8%.
Regarding the other types of educational settings, 70% of male tutors were recorded in universities, while the figure for females was considerably lower, at 30%. Similarly, the percentage of men in private training institutes was 55%, which was 10% higher than women. Interestingly, male and female teachers shared the same data in colleges, with 50% in both columns.