The chart shows the percentage of women and men in one Asian country who passed when they took their driving test between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Given is a figure comparing the percentage of

women

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and

men

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passing their driving

test

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in one country from the period 1980 to 2010.

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, the passing

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of

women

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is significantly higher than

men

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, and the passing

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steadily grew from 1980 to 2000 for both genders. In 1980, 48% of the female examinees qualified for the

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, and the passing

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slightly grew to 52% in 1990. An exponential growth was shown in 2000, with an approximate

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of 68%. The qualifying proportion

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slightly fell to 64% in 2010. As for

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, the qualifying

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never surpasses half of the proportion. Around 28% of the male participants passed the

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in 1980, and their performances almost improved with a 10% growth in 1990. The numbers reached the peak with 49% of

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passing the

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in 2000 and remained at the exact same

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in 2010. The gap in passing rates between

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and

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sustained at 15% to 20% during the given time period, with

women

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continue leading the performance.