The chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the year 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
The bar chart illustrates estimated world
illiteracy
rates by region and gender in 2000. It is important to note that South Asia
and the Arab States had the highest percentage of female illiteracy
.
South Asia
which had the highest ratio in 2000 stood at just above 55% for women and well under 40% for men. While
Arab States had close static results like it they were lower than South Asia
. Moreover
, Sub-Saharan Africa was just under 50% for females and 30% for males. Consequently
, these societies had the highest proportion of unable men and women who were not able to read and write in 2000.
On the other hand
, the Developed countries had the lowest percentage of illiteracy
in both genders which stood at just above 0%. Furthermore
, Latin America / Caribbean had an equal rate of unable men and women who were not able to read and write which was 10%. In contrast
with East Asia
/ Oceania where females had a double proportion of illiteracy
than males with 20%.Submitted by bita.rezaei7052 on
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