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.

This

bar graph compares the regional rates of illiteracy between males and females, of six areas in the past year.

Overall

, women have a higher percentage of illiteracy as compared to males, in all six regions ( South Asia, Arab states, Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Latin America, and the developed countries).

Furthermore

, in developed countries, most of the population is literate,

whereas

in South Africa most of the citizens are illiterate. In every area category, the female population has a higher ratio of illiteracy,

however

, in developed nations,

this

is a mere 2%, and in the Caribbean and Oceania, it is under 20%.

In contrast

to, the other three where close to 50% of women do not have the skill to read and write.

On the other hand

, men are more often literate worldwide, almost 99% of the population is literate in developed countries,

while

these rates in Oceania and Latin America are about 90%. Similar to females, Arabic, Asian and African males have lower rates, as compared to the formerly mentioned areas, with about 65%-75% literacy.