The chart indicates how many men and women in Britain were enrolled in tertiary education in three periods – 1970/71, 1980/81, and 1990/91 – and whether their studies were full or part-time.
It is clear from the chart that in all periods there were more men and women studying full-time than part-time. However, while the number of women studying both full-time and part-time increased significantly over the periods shown, the number of men studying full-time decreased moderately.
With respect to part-time education, the number of men doubled over the period, rising from 100000 in 1970/71 to 200000 by 1990/91. The number of women studying in this way was also around 200000, which was substantially higher than the figure of 40000 in 1970/71.
As for full-time studying, there was considerable growth in the number of women, with the figure climbing from 700000 to 1. 1 million, which was the highest level in any period for any kind of studying. On the other hand, the number of men studying full-time dropped from 1 million to about 800000 between 1970/71 and 1980/81, although it then rose again to 900000 in 1990/91, resulting in a decline of 100000 over the whole period.
The chart indicates how
many
men
and
women
in Britain
were enrolled
in tertiary education in three
periods
–
1970/71, 1980/81, and 1990/91
–
and whether their studies were full or part-time.
It is
clear
from the chart that in all
periods
there were more
men
and
women
studying
full-time than part-time.
However
, while the
number
of
women
studying
both full-time and part-time increased
significantly
over the
periods
shown, the
number
of
men
studying
full-time decreased
moderately
.
With respect to part-time education, the
number
of
men
doubled over the
period
, rising from 100000 in 1970/71 to 200000 by 1990/91. The
number
of
women
studying
in this way was
also
around 200000, which was
substantially
higher than the figure of 40000 in 1970/71.
As for full-time
studying
, there was considerable growth in the
number
of
women
, with the figure climbing from 700000 to 1. 1 million, which was the highest level in any
period
for any kind of
studying
.
On the other hand
, the
number
of
men
studying
full-time dropped from 1 million to about 800000 between 1970/71 and 1980/81, although it then rose again to 900000 in 1990/91, resulting in a decline of 100000 over the whole
period
.