The statistics illustrate the proportion of the number of people holding full driving licenses in Great Britain by age and sex between 1975/76 and 2006. Overall, the percentage of individuals with full driving licenses witnessed an increase in almost all categories, with the exception of the 20-29 age group for males. Additionally, the proportion of males full-licenses was consistently higher than the figure for females across all age groups during the period.
At the beginning of the period in 1975/76, the percentage of males holding full driving licences in almost all categories, except the 17-20 and 70 and over age group, was approximately above 60%, ranging from 60% to 85%, while the figure for the remaining group stood at around 35%. Meanwhile, the proportion of female with full-licences followed the same pattern. The total of young and adult female aged 17 – 59 with full driving licenses accounted for above 20%, while the figures for the older in the 60 – 69, 70 and over age group were responsible for 18% and 8%, respectively.
In 2006, the percentage of male drivers having full licences was recorded an increase in almost all cohorts, except the 21-29 age group, ranging from 70% to 90%. Conversely, the figure for the remaining group was presented a slight decline by around 5%. Besides, the proportion of males aged 40-59 was the leading, at over 90%. Whereas, the figure for females in all categories increased significantly, proving that woman has had more accessed to drive car. Additionally, the percentage of female-driver aged 30-49 ranked first, at around 80%
According to the graphs, the proportion of males holding full driving licenses was always higher than the figure for females in all categories during the period. Furthermore, the percentage of people aged 21-69 was likely larger than the figure for the 17-20 and 70 and over groups.