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 given bar chart illustrates estimated
rates
of world illiteracy
based on gender in comparison with developed countries
and various regions
worldwide for the past year.
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that illiteracy
rates
are consistently higher for females around the world. The trend is prominent primarily in South Asia
, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa. For males, this
is also
true. As expected, illiteracy
is least prominent in developed countries
.
For women, illiteracy
accends to extremely high rates
in South Asia
, the Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa, with approximate numbers of 55, 52, and 47 per cent, respectively. East Asia
and Oceania share the percentage of 20,
and are followed by Latin American and Caribbean Remove the comma
apply
regions
with 12%. In developed countries
the number is astoundingly low, being only 2%.
Men, on the other hand
, demonstrate much smaller proportions. Nevertheless
, ratings of illiteracy
throughout the regions
remain indifferent, so the previous three regional leaders have 34%, 29%, and 31%. And similarly
, these rates
are going after East Asia
and Oceania with 8%. Latin American and Caribbean regions
' male proportions are not too different from female ones, with exactly 10%. 1% of illiteracy
can be seen in developed countries
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