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. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar graph compares the passing rates of driving license tests between males and females belonging to a country in Asia from 1980 to 2010.

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, the highest percentage of adults who succeeded in the driving test was women

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men accounted for a lower proportion of the pass percentages.

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, both the graphs have experienced a rising trend over the years. On the one hand, in 1980, pass rates for females started at less than half, which

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rose to a peak of almost two-thirds in 2000.

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, the trend experienced a slight decline to about three-fifths.

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, success rates amongst males were about one-fourths in 1980. The graph

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then

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increased steadily to 50% in 2000 at which point it peaked and was stagnant for 10 years. In general, women had higher pass proportions throughout the period compared to men, with a difference of about 20% maintained throughout the 30-year period.