The pie charts illustrate the distribution of time spent in a British university library by undergraduates, postgraduates and the overall student population.
In general, most undergraduate students spent between 1 and 7 hours in the library, although this pattern differed noticeably between all students and postgraduates. Conversely, postgraduates were far more likely to spend 15 hours or more compared to all students.
Looking first at all students, over half of them used the library for 1 to 7 hours, which was slightly lower than the figure for undergraduates. While 27% spent between 8 and 14 hours, only 15% devoted 15 hours or more to library use.
Among undergraduates, the majority (62%) fell into the 1-7 hours category, making this the largest category. Meanwhile, over one-fourth (28%) studied in the library for 8 to 14 hours, and just a small proportion, at 10%, spent at least 15 hours.
In contrast, postgraduates showed an opposite trend, with 51% of them spending 15 hours or more in the library. Around one-third (32%) studied for 8 to 14 hours, while only 17% used the library for 1 to 7 hours.