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 illustrates rates of world illiteracy

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gender in six

regions

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in the

last

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year.

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,

it is clear that

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three

regions

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,

such

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as South

Asia

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, the Arab States and

Sub-Saharah

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Sub-Saharan

Africa, had the highest proportion of people who could not read and write, and the percentage of women was considerably more than men. South

Asia

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, the Arab States and Sub-Saharah Africa had the most significant impact on world illiteracy, accounting for about 40% in average for the

population

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the remaining

regions

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,

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as East

Asia

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/Oceania, Latin America/ the Caribbean and developed countries, made up under one fifth from the total. Women, who cannot write and read, accounted for about half in three of the most illiterate

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, whilst men made up one-third. In stark contrast, developed countries and Latin America/ the Caribbean had a slight difference between these groups.

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, in East

Asia

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/ Oceania, there was a significant difference between women and men, accounting for 20% and 8%, respectively.