The two diagrams provided illustrate the proportion of men and women having driving licences in different years in a European nation and the percentage of drivers aged between 17-20 in two specific years.
Overall, it is apparent that the share of both men and women who held a driving license saw an upward trend throughout the period. It is also reported that despite witnessing a steadier growth rate, the number of females was constantly lower than men during the examined period.
Regarding individuals with their driving license, the share of males who had a driving license was around 70% in 1976 and 1981, after which it saw a gradual increase to 80% until 2006. Meanwhile, the percentage of females was just 30% in the first year, followed by a progressive rise to reach the peak at 60% in 2006, halving the gap between both genders from 40% to 20% in the final year.
Turning to the proportion of young drivers aged 17-20 in 1996 and 2006, a noticeable disparity was evident. To be more specific, in 1996, 50% of young male drivers possessed a driving license, whereas only 30% of women held one, followed by falls to varying degrees with the former’s figure seeing a slower decrease to 45%, more than double the latter’s number at 20% after a decade.