The chart below shows estimated world literacy rates by region and by gender for the year 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
Overall, the literacy rate in developed countries was minimum, whereas it was highest in south Asia. The gender-wise literacy rate was more in females than in males.
In developed countries, the education rate was lowest, around 1-2% in both males and females. For Latin America/ Caribbean and East Asia/ Oceania, rates among males were 10% and 8%, respectively, whereas, for Females, rates in East Asia/ Oceania (20%) were almost double as compared to Latin America/ Caribbean ( nearly 11%).
The number of Educated men in Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab states and South Asia was close to each other, such as 30%, Just below it and a bit above 30%, respectively. Women’s education rate in Sub-Saharan Africa was slightly less than 50%. However, it reached more than half a century in the Arab States and South Asia, with South Asian women scoring highest among everyone (around 55%)
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