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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data chart provides information about the rates of illiteracy between

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and

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located all around the different areas of the world.

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Women

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are more likely to not be able to read and write compared to

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. More developed countries have a lesser chance of illiteracy, unlike the rest of the world. Regions located in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab states have a higher chance of both

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and

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being illiterate at a proportion of around 50% of

women

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and 30% of

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. In More developed areas like East Asia, Latin America, And much more modernized Countries, the chances of not having the ability to read or write are much

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less, For East Asia, 20% of Females and just under 10% of Males are illiterate, In Latin

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it's more than 10% for females and less than 10% for males, And

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developed countries have almost eradicated illiteracy in both

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and

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with chances around 5% or less.