The bar chart illustrates
illiteracy
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rates
across six different regions, for both males and females, for the year 2000. Use synonyms
Overall
, literacy Linking Words
rates
varied drastically by region, with the lowest numbers recorded in the more developed countries, Use synonyms
while
the Arab states and South Linking Words
Asia
recorded the highest. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, we can notice that in each region, male Linking Words
illiteracy
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rates
were noticeably lower than female.
Looking at the regions with the lowest Use synonyms
illiteracy
, Developed Countries recorded the lowest for both genders, 1% for males and 2% for females. In Latin America/Caribbean and East Use synonyms
Asia
/Oceania, Use synonyms
rates
were slightly higher, males recorded 10% in Latin America and 8% in East Use synonyms
Asia
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while
female Linking Words
rates
reached 12% and 20% respectively.
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Conversely
, the remaining regions faced higher Linking Words
illiteracy
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rates
. In Sub-Saharan Africa, male Use synonyms
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reached just over 30% Use synonyms
and
the females a little under 50%. The Arab States demonstrate the same gender Punctuation problem
, and
illiteracy
gap, where male Use synonyms
rates
reached roughly 30% and female Use synonyms
rates
exceeded 50%. Use synonyms
Finally
, South Linking Words
Asia
recorded the highest Use synonyms
illiteracy
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rates
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overall
, where male Linking Words
rates
reached approximately 34% and female Use synonyms
rates
a staggering 56%.Use synonyms