The chart showcases a comparison between the number of men and women continuing their study in further education in the years of 1970/71, 1980/81. and 1990/91, both taking full-time and part-time education. The data shows that there is an overall higher interest in taking part-time education compared to full-time.
In 1970, the total number of men studying both full-time and part-time outnumbered the females. The number of men taking full-time education compared to the future periods was 100,000 students in total. The number steadily increased to around 210.000 students in 1990. In contrast, there were more male students taking part-time study in 1970 compared to 1990, totaling to 1 million. The number dropped in 1980 to 850.000, and went back up to 900.000 in 1990. Meanwhile, the number of female students shows a steady increase in both categories. Starting with just about 60.000 full-time female students in 1970, it more than tripled to approximately 220.000 in 1990. The higher increase is shown in the number of part-time female students, increasing from 700.000 in 1970 to 800.000 in 1980, and growing drastically to 1.1 million in 1990.
The rising number in almost every category shows a similar trend, with an exception for the men taking part-time education which peaked at 1 million number of students in 1970 but had been decreasing since. In summary, the chart shows a higher rise of the number of women compared to men participating in further education.