The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The table illustrates the estimated
literacy
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rates in five regions: Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania between the years 2000 and 2004.
Overall
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, Europe, America, and Oceania are areas with
literacy
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rates over 90%,
while
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Africa’s
overall
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literacy
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is less than other places.
Firstly
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, 82.2% of the world's population was literate, with a higher
literacy
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rate for
men
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(87.2%) compared to
women
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(77.3%), showing a 10% difference. In Africa, the
overall
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literacy
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rate is 62.5%, and there is a considerable gender difference, with 71.6% of
men
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being literate and only 53.95% of
women
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.
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, in Asia, the
overall
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literacy
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rate is 79.3%, with 85.9% for
men
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and 72.5% for
women
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.
On the other hand
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, 98.8% of European residents are able to read and write.
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, on closer examination, both genders'
literacy
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rates are almost equal, with around 99.2% for
men
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and 98.5% for
women
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.
In contrast
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, regions like America and Oceania have approximately the same values, with around 93% of the population having basic education.

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