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. You should write at least 150 words.

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.

You should write at least 150 words.
The bar chart illustrates the percentages of
illiteracy
around the world by region and by gender from the previous year.
Overall
, it was estimated that the percentage of
illiteracy
among
females
was bigger than
males
in any region. As the bar chart shows, in developed countries and
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, there were
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differences
of
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illiteracy
rates between
females
and
males
. In developed countries, it was accounted that around 2% of
females
experienced
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illiteracy
literacy
while
among
males
it was only nearly 1%. Meanwhile, in American Latin, it was estimated that about 12% of
females
witnessed
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illiteracy
besides
it was only 10% of
males
experienced
illiteracy
.
Moreover
, in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab states, and South Asia, the
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comparative
number of
illiteracy
between
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females
and
males
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significant. It was estimated the percentage of
illiteracy
among
females
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20%, around 48%, about 52%, and nearly 56%, respectively.
While
among
males
, it was accounted that the percentages of the inability
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read and write were about 8%, around 31%, nearly 30%, and around 34%, respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words illiteracy, females, males with synonyms.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Illiteracy rates
  • Region
  • Gender disparity
  • Bar chart
  • Estimated
  • Summarise
  • Main features
  • Comparisons
  • Analyzing
  • Discrepancies
  • Significant
  • Pronounced
  • Speculation
  • Male
  • Female
  • Global perspective
  • Literacy
  • Educational attainment
  • Socio-economic factors
  • Cultural influences
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