The bar chart illustrates estimated levels of world illiteracy in six specific regions in 2000, broken up by gender.
Overall
, the proportion of illiterate women is higher than men. Linking Words
It is clear that
the highest rates of illiteracy were seen in South Linking Words
Asia
, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Use synonyms
whereas
in East Linking Words
Asia
/Oceania, Latin America/Caribbean, and developed countries, they are at the lowest levels.
Focusing first on the areas with the highest proportion of illiterate people, about 50% of females in South Use synonyms
Asia
, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa were not able to write or read, which was 20% higher than that figure among males living in these territories.
As for the remaining regions, the percentage of illiteracy in developed countries was extremely low, with fewer than 5% for both sexes. Regarding Latin America/Caribbean, nearly 10% of their citizens were not literate, which was almost the same as for males in East Use synonyms
Asia
/Oceania. Use synonyms
However
, the corresponding figure for females residing there Linking Words
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