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 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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The following graph illustrates
illiteracy
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rates
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according to
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gender in selected nations from
previous
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year.
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, the highest
illiteracy
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rates
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was
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experienced by South Asia countries
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the lowest was in developed countries.
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, female's
illiteracy
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rates
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exceeded male's in every region presented. In detail, a huge gap
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illiteracy
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rates
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occurred in South Asia in which the percentage of women who could not read was approximately 60%,
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the
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was only 35%. The same situation
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occurred in three different regions, which were East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Arab States. The
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the
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rates
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with a big difference, more or less than 20%.
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,
two
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regions used to have more
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illiteracy
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rates
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, which were very similar between men and women.
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,
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the female's
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female's
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female
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illiteracy
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rate in Latin America was about 11% and
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was only 10%.
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,
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people who lived in developed countries almost 100% could read, both male and female.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words illiteracy, rates with synonyms.
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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