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.

The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of male and female traffic participants in an Asian country who overwent their driving

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since the period of 1980 and 2010.

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it is clear that

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there is an upward trend of women and men who completed their driver’s tests percentages.

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it appears to be a sign of an upsurging trend, female

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participants’ proportion is likely higher than men’s over 20 years (from 1980 to 2010). As is represented, the range of women passing the

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increased dramatically over the period. In 1980, only 48% of female participants passed the driving exam. The ratio of people successfully overwent the

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maintained rocketing in the following years, reaching its peak at 69% in 2000,

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slightly falling to 65% in 2010. Noticeably, the number of masculine examinees overgoing the examination

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showed a similar tendency. In 1980, about 28% of men passed the

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. The passing portion continued upward over the next 10 years, reaching nearly 40% in 1990. Interestingly, there was the same rate of pass-the-

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male joiners between 2000 and 2010, about 49%, much higher than the previous years’ results.