The provided bar chart illustrates the illiteracy rates for males and females in six different global regions in the last year.
Overall, the data depicts varying illiteracy percentages for males and females across the represented regions. While Europe and CIS show equal literacy rates for both genders at 99%, Africa has the lowest literacy rates for both males at 58% and females at 42%. The Americas and Arab States exhibit higher literacy rates for males compared to females, and Asia & the Pacific region shows a marginal difference as well.
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest illiteracy rates for both genders, with females at 42% and males at 58%. In contrast, Europe and CIS have the highest literacy rates for both males and females at 99%. The Americas depict higher literacy rates for males at 94% compared to females at 92%. Similarly, Arab States show higher male literacy at 85% versus 70% for females. Additionally, Asia & the Pacific region shows 79% male literacy and 72% female literacy.
In general, the data reveals that illiteracy rates for males are higher than for females in all regions, except for Europe and CIS, where the rates are equal at 99%. Notably, the disparities between female and male literacy rates are narrowest in Latin America at 92% for females and 94% for males, and the widest in Arab States. Developed countries illustrate the lowest illiteracy rates for both genders at approximately 3% and 2% respectively, indicating a strong propensity for literacy