The bar chart illustrates estimated world illiteracy rates by region and gender in 2000. It is important to note that South Asia and the Arab States had the highest percentage of female illiteracy.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people that don't manage the capacity of reading around the world in the last year. In addition, it gives us information about the region and the gender of this population.
The given chart illustrates the illiteracy rate between six regions. Moreover, it also compares the education of men and women living in these regions. The data is based on the information taken in the year 2000.