The provided graph depicts an insight into the global rates of illiteracy by both gender and region in the last year.
Overall, the data illustrates that developed countries have the lowest literacy rates for both genders, whereas South Asia triumphs in literacy rates for both genders. Males generally have significantly higher literacy rates than females in most areas, excluding developed countries and Latin American regions which shows a slight gap between both genders.
Advanced countries stood out with a recorded percentage at the rock bottom below 10% for both genders. Conversely, South Asia boasted an exceptional rate of male illiteracy with a percentage roughly between 50-60 percent, while the female illiteracy percentage is mildly above 30%, surpassing the Sub-Saharan female illiteracy rate. Aside from the South Asia area, both Arab States and Sub-Saharan Africa also exhibited a large proportion of illiteracy percentage that exceeded more than 40% for males and above 30% for females.
The remaining regions, which are Oceania, the Caribbean, and developed countries, had minimal illiteracy rates in the last year, shown from the data that showed 20% and below. A similar trend is noticed in the percentage comparison between males and females in developed countries and Latin America, while the difference between male and female illiteracy rates in East Asia is notable.