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.

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6 regions and by each gender

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last

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year.

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the proportion of illiteracy of

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is higher

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every given region and over half of

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gender are not educated in Arab states and South Asia. To start with developed countries, the proportion is nearly 0 for both genders, with just

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higher index for females. 10% of males and about 12% of females are not educated in Latin American countries and

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under 10% of men and 20% of

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problem in East Asia and Oceania. Sub-Saharan African men's illiteracy

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just above 30%,

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's index stands close to 50%. 30% of men and over 50% of

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are illiterate in

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States,

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South Asia has

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proportion of illiteracy - about 35% and 55% for males and females respectively.