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.

A glance at the chart provided illustrates the

percentage

of passing the driving exam between males and females in an Asian nation from 1980 to 2010.

Overall

, the number of people who passed the test increased steadily in both genders throughout the period. Despite

this

, the passed

percentage

among women was higher than in

men

. Numbering from nearly 50% in 1980, the

percentage

of passing females slightly increased to just over 50% in 1990, before roaring to a high point at almost 70% in 2000. With a small dip, the rate receded to approximately 65% in 2010. The

percentage

amongst

men

, meanwhile, reached just below 30% in 1980, which consistently climbed almost 10% decade on decade from 1980 to 2000. After reaching the highest point at nearly 50%, the number of

men

who passed the driving test remained the same in the following 10 years. It is interesting to note that the women's highest rate is almost 20% more than

men

's highest.