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 bar chart here illustrates the portion of
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and
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, who were illiterate, across six regions, that are, developed
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, Latin America/Caribbean, East
Asia
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/Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States and South
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, in
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year.
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, illiteracy among
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are
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more prevalent than
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among male
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in all
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categories
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. The most illiterate
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and
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were from South
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Asia
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,
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were from developed
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.
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of
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, illiteracy in developed
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were
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near zero.
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, in Sub-Saharan Africa and South
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Asia
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that
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is more than 30%. Arab States are
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similar
as it is just below 30% there. In Latin America and East
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,
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number
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is at 10% and below respectively. For the female, the statistic
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the males, as the developed
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had illiteracy just above zero
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. But in South
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Asia
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Asia,
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that
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is at
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number
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of around 55%. In Sub-Saharan Africa and Arab States,
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rate is around 50% of
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the population
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. The
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dropped to 20% in East
Asia
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and hovering above 10% in Latin America.
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Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words countries, asia, number with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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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