The bar charts illustrate the proportion of part-time and full-time students of both genders in different age groups, studying in Australia during 2006.
Overall, the percentages of part-time students were consistently higher than those enrolled in full-time, particularly in the age group of 20-24. In addition, the proportion of female students were higher than the male students.
In terms of adolescents and individuals in their early twenties, the proportion of individuals committed to part-time were generally higher than full-time students. Among the 15-19 year olds, there were 12% males and 17% females studying part-time while only 8% and 7% were doing full-time studies. Furthermore, there was a significant difference for the students aging between 20-24. 40% of male students were enrolled in part-time education compared to 12% doing full-time and 42% of female were part-time students in contrast of the 13% full-time batch.
As for individuals that were beyond the age 25, there were less difference between part-time and full-time. Only 8% of both males and females were in part-time education, whilst 6% and 8% were full-time students, respectively. However, individuals above the age of 30 preferred becoming a full-time student, with 10% of males and 12% of females enrolled in full-time and 8% of males and 6% of females studying part-time.