The table compares the mode of study of UK postgraduates by gender in the years 1996/97, 2000/01, 2005/06, and 2009/10. Categories have already been broken down into full-time, and part-time.
Overall, it is clear that in terms of full-time studying among men the highest number was in 2009/10, whereas according to part-time studying, the peak number was in 2005/06. However, most women were part-time studying in 2005/06, and full-time in 2009/10.
Regarding the male postgraduate community, just over 75.000 people in 1996/07 were full-time studying, and around 113.000 part-time, meanwhile, in the same years, women’s participation numbers were nearly 62.000, and 108.000 of equivalent figures, respectively. Subsequently, in 2000/01, the full-time category of studying accounted for roughly 87.000 men, and 85.000 women, whereas in terms of part-time figure, the number of female students slightly dominated over male ones, by about 125.000, and 108.000, accordingly.
In 2005/06 all groups of each category had at least over 115.000 people. Nevertheless, female postgraduates accounted for 118.675 students of full-time, and 172.640 part-time studying, whereas the male group had 115.550 individuals of the former mode and 138.505 of the latter mode. In 2009/10 there was a significant difference between the number of part-time female, and male students, 163.340, and 117.105, respectively. On the other hand, there were 151.275 men in full-time mode, and 146.980 women students in the same mode.