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 represents male and

female’s

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rate

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rates

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of

less

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lower

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literacy

by

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countries

in some parts of the world for the

last

year.

Overall

,

women

's

rate

for

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of

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illiteracy had always been higher than

men

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men's

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in all

countries

mentioned. The

men

's tendency for not reading books

were

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always lower compared to

women

's, ultimately in some nations

such

as East

Asia

, Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South

Asia

. These

countries

held

men

's

rate

of illiteracy to only around 30%,

whereas

in other parts of the world

such

as Latin

American

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America

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and East

Asia

, the number was relatively low,

approximately

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around 10%.

On the other hand

,

women

's trend for not being aware of literacy

were

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was

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always higher compared to

men

.

This

can clearly be seen in the four

countries

mentioned previously, since the rates were almost twice

larger

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as high

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compared to

men

.

For example

, in South

Asia

,

women

's

rate

of illiteracy reached the highest of all, which was around 55%,

while

men

's

rate

was just around 34%.