The bar chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the last year.

The diagram compares six regions, namely developed countries, Latin America, East

Asia

, Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South

Asia

, in terms of

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world illiteracy

for the

last

year

.  

Overall

,

while

the most illiterate

males

and

females

were in South

Asia

, the least number of illiterate people were in developed countries.   As the bar chart shows,

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in South

Asia

were most illiterate,

males

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at 34% and

females

at 55%. The lowest

index

was in developed countries; the male

figure

was at 2% and the female

figure

was at 4%.

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the Arab States,

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index

was at 53%,

males

'

index

was at 28%. Regarding sub-Saharan Africa, the female

figure

was at 57%,

whereas

the male

figure

was much lower at 32%

last

year

. In East Oceania, 8% of

males

were illiterate; the female

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was

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20%. 10% of Latin American

males

were illiterate

last

year

.

This

index

was a little higher in

females

13% the previous

year

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