The bar charts illustrate the proportion of male and female students of various age groups who chose to study in Australia for full-time and part-time education in 2006.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is apparent that part-time education was more popular than its full-time counterpart based on the percentage of both females and males of different age groups who chose to study.
Regarding the attendence in education of males, 12% of males aged from 15-19 learned in Australia for part-time education, while the proportion of that for full-time education was only 8%. Males aged from 20-24 who studied part-time recorded the highest rate among others (40%), more than double its full-time counterpart. In addition, part-time education had 8% of men aged from 25-30+ taking part in. The percentage of men aged 25-29 and 30+ studying full-time education was 6% and 10%, respectively.
A similar pattern can be observed in the females chart, females aged from 20-24 learning part-time exhibited the highest rate (42%), more than double its full-time counterpart. The percentage of women aged 25-29 choosing to study part-time and full-time was equally the same, accounting for 8%. Furthermore, 17% of women aged from 15-19 studied part-time education in Australia. In stark contrast, only 6% of females aged 30+ chose this type of education.