
The chart illustrates the proportion of females and males who are qualified to get a driving licence in one Asian country from 1980 to 2010.
Overall, there was a significant increase in the percentage of both genders passing their driving exam in the country given , with women witnessing the most dramatic rise from 1990 to 2000. In addition, women had the highest figures throughout the period.
The share of females passing the driving test started at just under 50%, after which it saw a gradual growth to about 52% in 1990. A similar change, but to a greater extent, was seen in the figure for men , which increased from just under 30% in 1980 to nearly 40% ten years later.
Approximately 70% of women succeeded in getting a driver's license in 2000 in the country examined, with a subsequent decline to roughly 65% in the following ten years. Meanwhile, the figure for men remained unchanged at the level of 50% over 10 years from 2000 to 2010.(169 words)
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