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 depicts the estimated percentages of

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and

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who did not have

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in several

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,

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had more

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than

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in all

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. In developed countries, either male or female had the most

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compared to other

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, especially South Asia which had the highest rate of illiteracy. South Asia had the lowest number of

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and

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with

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at approximately 35% and 55% respectively.

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, the Arab States had the second highest rate of female illiteracy at just above 50% and below 30% for

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.

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in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was the

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that recorded as the second highest at around one-third and below half for the

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.

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, the other

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had a significantly smaller percentage of illiteracy. In Developed Countries, it

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2% for both genders. Followed by Latin America at one-tenth for

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and 2% higher for

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. At least, 1 out of 5

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in East Asia were unable to read, and around 1 out of 10 for the other gender.