The information about number of male and female postgraduate students mode of study in UK universities for the time period between 1997 to 2010 is depicted in the provided tables.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that both gender had highest contribution in part-time study rather than full-time.
As is given in the male students data, in the year 1996/9, approximately 75,370 students were study in full-time mode, while 1,13,961 had in part-time, and till the year 2005/06 students ratio in part-time mode was higher; however in 2009/10 the students was slightly increased in full-time compared to any other year.
According to female data, in all year females interested to pursue study in part-time mode, and in every year female students numbers was continually surged in both mode; like in the year 1996/97 females in part-time and full-time had 62,344 and 1,08,702 but in the year 2009/10 it was contain 1,46,980 and 163,340 girls respectively.