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 provides information on the estimation of the ability of both genders to read and write all around the

world

between 2000 and 2004.

Overall

, the average rate of literacy all around the globe was 82.2%, which consists of more men than

women

.

Firstly

, based on the chart, males had a high rate of literacy at 87.2%.

Furthermore

, looking at the individual score, Europe had the most literate males at 99.2%, which is more than 10% of the

world

's average rate.

Following

this

result, Oceania and the Americas only had a 0.1% difference between them, at 94.2% and 94.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, Asian's men had slightly lower than the

world

's average, at 85.9%,

while

African men had lower results at 71.6%.

On the other hand

, looking at females around the globe, over three-quarters of females were literate.

In addition

to

this

, similar to its counterpart, European

women

had the most education than other nations, at 98.5%.

Similarly

, over nine out of 10

women

(93.2%) in America were literate, which is followed by Oceanian

women

at 92.7%.

Nonetheless

, Asia and Africa had lower numbers than the

world

's average.

While

more than 7 out of 10 Asian

women

were literate,

however

, only around half of the African

women

had the same education.