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.

The bar chart compares the proportion of

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and

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who successfully passed the driving test in a particular Asian country, over a thirty-year span, from 1980 to 2010, expressed in percentages.

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it is clear that

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both genders experienced an upward trend. Female candidates consistently outperformed their male counterparts in every year shown,

although

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they hit a peak in 2000; a marginal drop was noticed a decade later.

To begin

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with, in 1980, almost half of

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succeeded

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fewer than one-third of

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passed the exam. In the following decade, a slight growth was seen, with

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reaching about 52%, and

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achieving around 37%. After that, in 2000, the figure of successful groups rose significantly, with

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peaking at approximately 68%, and

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stood at nearly 49%.

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, in the final year, the number of

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passing the exam fell to roughly 64%,

whereas

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men

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's success rates remained unchanged.