The charts represent the rate of masculine and feminine which with driving certification overall from 1976 to 2006 and younger people who can drive among 17-20 years old between 1996 and 2006.
Overall, the number of males had sharply increase in both amid elders and 17-20 years old people.
As can be seen from the first chart, in 1976, male drivers owning licenses were higher by 40 percentage points than female drivers, with 70 percent and 30 percent, respectively. After that, the proportion of male drivers with licenses was stable for 5 years before a gradual growth to 80 percent in 2006. However, women with licenses underwent a gradual increase immediately, followed by doubling from the initial point to 60 percent in 2006. In the final year, the figures for females with driving licenses were three-fourth as much as that for males.
In 1996, there was a higher proportion of male young drivers between 17 and 20 years old with 50 percent, while female drivers in this age cohort accounted for roughly 30 percent. By 2006, both the figures for male and female drivers in the given age group experienced a decrease with a more remarkable decline in females, reaching around 45 percent and 20 percent, respectively.