The first bar chart illustrates the percentage of males and females who had driving license, from 1976 to 2006, while the other chart shows the percentage of male and female individuals from an age range of 17 to 20, in the period from 1996 to 2006.
Overall, driving was clearly more popular between men, rather than women throughout the period, however, the gap between genders narrowed by the end of the period. The percentage of young drivers, on the other hand, gradually decreased among both sexes.
Looking at the first chart, it is clear that the percentage of male drivers consistently outnumbered the number of female drivers, 70% of males compared to around 30% of females in 1976. By 1996, the gap shrinked down, where men’s percentage increased up to almost 80%, and female’s to around 50%. By the end of the period, in 2006, despite the number of male drivers remaining unchangable, female number rose up to 60%.
The second bar chart illustrates a shorter period, from 1996 to 2006, evidencing a steady decrease between drivers aged from 17 to 20. In 1996, 50% of male were driving, whereas only 30% of females did the same. By 2006, both genders witnessed a decline, with 45% of male drivers and 20% female.