The bar chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
This
graph illustrates the estimated world
illiteracy
proportions for males and
females
, by region and by year.
Firstly
, the highest
rate
for
females
was in South
Asia
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almost 55.
Secondly
, Arab States were in second place for female
illiteracy
percentage, 51. Followed by Sub-Saharan Africa it was
at48
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at 48
.
Also
, These were the highest three countries for
females
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illiteracy
rates. But in East
Asia
, the
illiteracy
rate
dropped to 20,
then
it fell to 11 in Latin America.
Moreover
, for males
illiteracy
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the proportions were much lower than
in
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females
. The highest three countries were in South
Asia
, Arab States and Sub-Saharan Africa,
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nearly 35, 29 and 30.
Lastly
, the proportion of
illiteracy
in Developed countries was the lowest
rate
of all.
Overall
, in Latin
America
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the
rate
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male
illiteracy
was at 10, which is low compared to others.
Then
comes East
Asia
lower than the Caribbean
rate
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Illiteracy rates
  • Region
  • Gender disparity
  • Bar chart
  • Estimated
  • Summarise
  • Main features
  • Comparisons
  • Analyzing
  • Discrepancies
  • Significant
  • Pronounced
  • Speculation
  • Male
  • Female
  • Global perspective
  • Literacy
  • Educational attainment
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Cultural influences
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