The given charts compare the percentage of driving licenses in men and women from 1976 to 2006.
Overall, what is notable from the chart is that the total number of driving licenses in men and women witnessed an upward trend despite the drop in the figures for drivers aged 17 to 20. Furthermore, the proportion of male drivers always far exceeded that of females.
In 1976, the percentage of men with driving licenses amounted to around 70% and remained stable until 1986. After that, there was an unnoticeable growth in men driving licenses, climbing from 75% in 1986 to almost 80% in 1996 then even reaching 80% by 2001 and stayed the same. Regarding female license, approximately 30% in 1976, then it showed a significant increase, climbing to 40% in 1986 then continued to grow about 8% in 2001 and peaked at 60% by 2006, 10% lower than the figure for males at the end of the period.
In terms of the percentage of young drivers aged 17 to 20, the percentage of males always far exceeded that of females. In 1996, 50% in the percentage of male drivers aged 17 to 20 then experienced a downward trend, dropping from 50% to nearly 45% in 2006 while that of figures for females suffered a slight decline, decreasing about 10% throughout the period.
