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. You should write at least 150 words. Estimated world illiteracy rates, by region and by gender, last year

The given chart illustrates the forecasted world's

illiteracy

percentages comparing different parts of the world

as well as

with male and female categorizations for the previous year.

Overall

, It can be seen from the diagram that the

illiteracy

rates are very low in developed countries

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the rates are significantly high in South Asian countries.

Also

at a glance, it can be noted that the

illiteracy

percentage among females is higher compared to the male population regardless of the region they consider. 35% of males and 55% of females from South Asia lack literacy ability

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indicating it as the highest rate

than

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the rest of the world. The noteworthy point from the given diagram is that the

illiteracy

gap

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men and women in developed countries and the Caribbean region is far lesser compared to the gender-wise percentage differences for other regions.

Whereas

the Arab States

illustrates

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the highest gender-wise percentage gap with 28% and 52% male and female rates respectively.