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

according to

gender in six

regions

in the

last

year.

Overall

,

it is clear that

three

regions

,

such

as South

Asia

, 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

, 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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,

while

the remaining

regions

,

such

as East

Asia

/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

regions

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

However

, in East

Asia

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