The charts illustrate the proportion of male and female students of four groups who studied in Australia for full-time and part-time education in 2006.
Overall, it is evident that the percentage of students of almost age groups who studied in Australia for part-time education was higher than that for full-time. In addition, the second youngest age group accounted for the major percentage of students who studied here.
The percentage of male students of the 15-19 demographic who studied for full-time education was approximately 12%, and then the figure for part-time was about 8%. Meanwhile, the 20-24 demographic accounted for approximately 41%, which was significantly higher than the figure for full-time at 13%. Additionally, the percentage of the second oldest age group reached approximately 7% for part-time education and approximately 6% for full-time, it was the lowest students in four age groups. The proportion of the oldest age group was 10% and 8%, respectively for part-time and full-time education.
The percentage of female students of the 15-to-19-years-old who studied part-time was 17%, but the figure for full-time was 7%. In the 20-24 demographic, this figure for full-time education accounted for 13% and the figure for part-time made up over 40%, reaching the highest percentage in all age groups. Besides, the percentage of the 25-29 demographic for both education was also approximately 8% while the percentage of the oldest age group for full-time was higher than the figure for part-time, reaching 12% and 6%, respectively.