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 world

illiteracy

rates

estimated by area and sex for the

last

year.

Overall

, among 6

regions

there are three

regions

with the highest

illiteracy

rates

: Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South

Asia

. Three

regions

have the lowest

illiteracy

rates

: Developed countries, Latin American / Caribbean, and East

Asia

/ Oceania. In all

regions

women

represent the biggest share of the illiterate population.

According to

the chart, the most literate people live in Developed Countries with

illiteracy

rates

of about 1% among

men

and about 3% among

women

. In Latin America / Caribbean the

percentage

of illiterate

men

is approximately 10 times higher than in Developed Countries and the

percentage

of illiterate

women

is about 13%. In East

Asia

/ Oceania the

illiteracy

percentage

is about 8% and 20% respectively. The most significant

percentage

of illiterate people is in South

Asia

where about 35% of

men

and about 56% of

women

couldn't read. Arab States are close to the South

Asia

proportion of

illiteracy

with about 28% and 52% respectively.

Finally

, Sub-Saharan / Africa region has close

rates

to three most illiterate

regions

. In that region about 31% of

men

couldn't read and about 48% of

women

.