The first bar chart illustrates how many males and females in Great Britain had driving licenses from 1976 to 2006, while another one compares specifically the number of both genders having driving licenses in the 17-20 age group across two years, 1996 and 2006.
Overall, the proportion of men with driving licenses was higher than that of women for all the years. Both genders showed an upward trend in total during two centuries; in contrast, the 17-20 aged group experienced a downward trend in 1996 and 2006.
According to the first chart, it is clear that in 1976, the percentage of male drivers accounted for about 70% while that of females was lower, with 30%. After 10 years, the number of men remained unchanged while that of women increased significantly by 10%. From 1991 to 2006, both genders saw the same trend. Males who applied driving license rose in the number to 80%, and females experienced a considerable increase with 60%.
Looking at the second bar chart, in 1996, the percentage of male young drivers stood at half, which was higher than that of women, with 30%. After a decade, both genders had a similar tendency when reducing together. While the 17-30 years old males’ proportion decreased minimally to 45%, that of females went down significantly to 20%.