The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The data in the table compares the

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of people of two genders male and female who can read from five different continents namely,

Africa

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, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania over a period of four years from 2000 to 2004.

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, it can be clearly seen that

Africa

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shows

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significantly lower

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for both of the genders

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the total

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the remaining four continents illustrate a higher proportion than that of

Africa

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with, looking at the

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of Arica, the literacy rate of

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is about 71%, which is 20% higher compared to that of

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for

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is around 54% and

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is roughly half that for

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in Europe at 98.5%.

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, there is a huge gap between the total proportion of

Africa

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and that of the other continents, which is at least more than 15%. Regarding the

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of the other areas, these areas except Asia show more than 90% in all the elements of the

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.

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, in terms of Europe, the

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of all three aspects, total, male, and female, is by far the highest of all. Turning to Asia, the

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ranges from 72.5% for

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to 85.9% for males. These percentages are almost the same as those of the world.