The bar charts present data about the proportion of male and female students in different age categories who studied in Australia for part-time or full-time education in 2006. Overall, part-time students in both genders aged 20-24 exhibited the largest percentage among all groups. However, the reverse was true for the remaining age groups, which showed smaller percentages compared to the former one.
Starting with males, men aged 20-24 stood at 40%, which is the highest among all in part-time studying, while the full-time percentage of this group accounted for 12% of the learners. This was followed by the category aged 15-19, which showed 12% for part-time and 8% for full-time study. Male students aged 30+ almost mirrored the same trend as the previous category, presenting 8% for part-time and 10% for full-time study. Meanwhile, male learners aged 25-29 showed the lowest proportion compared to the others, with 8% part-time and only 6% full-time.
In contrast, female students showed the same trend as their male counterparts. Girls aged 20-24 represented the highest figure among all age groups, with 42% studying part-time and 13% full-time. Following them were female learners aged 15-19, with 17% in part-time education and 7% full-time. However, the two remaining categories bucked the trend by exhibiting low percentages. Female learners aged 30+ showed 6% for part-time learning and 12% for full-time, while learners aged 25-29 presented the lowest rates among others, both having the same percentage of only 8%.