The first bar graph illustrates the rate of males and females in Great Britain owning driving licenses, while the latter depicts the proportion of 17-20 years old drivers in both genders.
Overall, the percentage of men having driver’s licenses dominated the table over the period of 30 years. Additionally, the number of young male drivers always exceeded their female counterparts between 1996 and 2006.
It can be observed that the proportion of male drivers with driving licenses experienced a stable increase by around 2 percent each year, reaching its peak of eight out of ten in the last year. Similarly, their female counterparts witnessed a considerable growth, from nearly one third in the beginning to three out of five at the end of the examined period. Notably, the percentage of females who possess legal driving licenses was 40 percent less than that of male drivers in the first years: however, this distance was rapidly shortened to only a half in the last years.
As regards to the latter chart, it is apparent that the rate of young drivers in both genders underwent a downward trend over the period of time. Starting from one a half in 1996, this figure reduced by a minority of 5 percent in 2006. In the similar period, the amount of decrease in the rate of female counterparts was twice that of males, hitting its lowest position of 20 percent in the last years.