The charts illustrate how many male and female students in Australia in four different age groups chose whether they study full-time or part-time education in 2006.
Overall, male and female students from 20 to 24 years old were the largest. In addition, the tendency of choosing part-time education occurred in almost all age groups, except for learners over 30 years old.
First, the group for people from 20 to 24 had the largest number of students in both genders, with slightly over half of total students. In this age group, four out of every five students chose part-time education.Then, in the 15-to-19 age group, the percentage of girl students was more than the figure for boy students by 4%. In this period, part-time education was more preferred than full-time option in both girls and boys, at 17% and 12% in turn. In addition, the participation rate in full-time education was nearly the same between two genders, with 8% for girls and 7% for boys.
Third, the group for learners from 25 to 29 witnessed 14% males and 16% females. There were 8% males who opt for part-time education, while the figure for full-time choice was slightly lower, at 6%. Meanwhile this rate in females was equal between two options, at 8%. Finally, for people over 30 years old, the number of learners was higher than that in the 25-to-29 age group, with 18% for each gender. Nevertheless, opposed to the remaining age groups, this group selected full-time education. For males, there was only a 2% difference. While for females, 12% people chose to learn full-time, twice as high as the figure for the other option.