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. You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates the

rates

of men and women who can not read or write in 6 different areas in the previous year.

Overall

, in all areas, the

females'

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illiteracy percentages were higher than male

rates

, and the highest

rates

for both genders were in South Asia,

while

the lowest was recorded in the Developed countries. The highest rate of females and males who can not read or write was in South Asia about 56% and around 34% respectively,

while

the lowest percentage was in developed nations at less than 5% for both groups.

Moreover

, In Latin America

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,Caribbean there was a slight difference between illiterate males and females with around 10% for the first and approximately 12% for the late. In the Arab world and East

Asia

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the

rates

of women unable to read or write are near to double men's

rates

and in

Africa

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the percentages are 31% male and around 48% female which is a very big difference as well.