Band 6+: Task 1: The bar chart shows the percentage of men and women in Great Britain who had driving licenses, and another bar chart shows the percentage of men and women who applied for driving licenses at the age of 17-20. Provide an overview of the information by identifying and describing the key details, and include comparisons where appropriate.

The bar charts depict the proportion of male and female with driving license from 1976 to 2007, and the percentage of younger drivers, aged between 17-20.

Overall, it is obvious that throughout the period men had more driving licenses than women whether in younger generation or total. However, the percentage of women with driving license increased noticeably year-by-year.

Beginning of the period, in 1976, the proportion of women’s were around 35% , while men’s percentage was the double version of women’s, at about 70%. The percentage of men with driving license remained unchanged between 1976 and 1981, before rising to just under 80% at the end of the period, in 2006. The percentage of women with driving license increased sharply starting from 25% in 1976 to roughly 60% in 2006.

When it comes to younger generations’ driving licenses, male adults were also higher than female adults. In 1996, the proportion of male adults with driving license were roughly 50%, while female adults’ percentage was 30%. Over the decade, both percentages had decreased. Men’s percentage dropped to around 45% from 50%, female’s percentage went down to roughly 20% in 2006.