The bar chart below 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.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two bar charts illustrate the proportion of British males and females holding driving licences between 1976 and 2006, as well as the share of 17-20 year olds applying for such licences in 1996 and 2006.
Overall, men were consistently more likely to have driving licences than women across the three decades, though both rates rose over the period. For young applicants aged 17-20, males also accounted for a higher share than females in both years, but application rates declined for both genders by 2006.
Looking at licence ownership in detail, the share of men with a driving licence grew gradually from around 70% in 1976 to 80% in 2006. The figure for women was lower, starting at 30% in the first year and increasing steadily to reach 60% by the end of the period.
Regarding young applicants, in 1996, 50% of 17-20 year old men applied for driving licences compared to 30% of women of the same age. By 2006, these figures had dropped to 45% for males and 20% for females respectively.