The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004.

The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004.
IELTS Writing Task Chart for The table below shows the estimated literacy rates by region and gender for 2000-2004.
The table presents estimated
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rates
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across six regions and worldwide from 2000 to 2004, broken down by gender.
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, Europe had the highest total
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rate
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,
while
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Africa had the lowest.
In addition
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, the proportion of females was lower than that of males in all regions
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globally. In terms of the global average, about 82% was recorded in the estimated total
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rates
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, with male
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at 87.2% and female
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at 77.3%.
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, Europe recorded the highest
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, exceeding 98% in total,
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the share of males stood at 99.2%, which was around 1% higher than that of females.
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was followed by the Americas and Oceania, both of which had similar total
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of around 93%, with the Americas being slightly higher.
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, male
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rates
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in these two regions were nearly identical, at 94.1% and 94.2%, respectively.
On the other hand
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, the proportion of
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literacy
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in Asia was 10% higher than that of women, resulting in the second-lowest total
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rate
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, at 79.3%. Meanwhile, Africa experienced the lowest figures
overall
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, with 71.6% for men and 53.9% for women, leading to the lowest total
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rate
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of 62.5%.

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