The supplied table illustrates the estimated literacy rates by different countries – the World, Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania – between males and females for 2000 – 2004.
In general, the most noticeable trend is that European people have higher rates in their estimates than in other regions. Otherwise, African people have the lowest rates in their estimates and big differences from other countries as well.
In Africa, males’ estimates were 71.6% and females’ estimates were also 53.9%. In America, males’ estimates were 93.6% and females’ estimates were also 93.2%%. In Europe, men’s estimates were 99.2% and women’s estimates were also 98.5%. In Oceania, men’s estimates were 94.2% and women’s estimates were also 92.7%.
On the other hand, their averages order this form – Africa 62.5%, America 93.6%, Europe 98.8%, Oceania 93.4%. Also, the average of the estimates of the world was 82.2%.