A bar chart shows the percentage of men and women in Great Britain who had driving licenses and another bar chart shows the percentage of men and women who applied for driving licenses at the age of 17-20. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The left bar chart illustrates information about how many males and females have had driving certificates throughout the timetable, and the right one depicts the gender distribution of drivers between 17 years old and 20 years old in 1996 and 2006.

Overall

, what stands out from the bars is that both

groups

' percentages have increased,

while

licenses obtained by

men

tend to be more than

women

.

However

, the figure for adolescents in both gender

groups

declined. In detail, in 1976, 70% of

men

had driving licenses,

whereas

the

women

's share was 30%, recording less than 40% compared to

men

. During the period, the statistics related to male individuals increased marginally to 80% in 2006.

However

, the figure regarding

women

experienced remarkable growth and doubled

at the end

of the period, levelling up to 60% in 2006. Even though the number of

women

exceeded over time, it did not surpass the number of

men

with driving certificates. Regarding the other bar, in young

men

groups

, only 50% of them participated in obtaining the related certificate in 1996. Meanwhile, in 2006, the trend dropped slightly by around 5%, reaching 45%.

However

, the figure for young

women

was 30% in 1996 and

also

decreased to 20% in 2006. Both gender

groups

levelled off gradually during the period, but the

women

's share downfall was bigger than

men

's.