The bar chart provides information about predicted global illiteracy in terms of both sexes and countries.
Overall, there is a profound difference in the numbers of people, who are not able to read and write between the developed and developing countries. Also, the number of illiterate women surpassed men in developing regions, as opposed the other developed parts of the world.
First of all, the proportion of illiteracy in the developed countries were significantly less than regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South Asia. As it seems in the chart, South Asia had the highest level of illiteracy in total. Therefore, people living in the improved parts of the world are more likely to read and write than underdeveloped countries.
Secondly, the gap between the genders in regard of ability to read and write was severely wide in the developing states. For example, the rate of women’s illiteracy doubled men’s in the Arab States. However, this was almost the same in the Developed States and Latin American/Caribbean. It is obvious that females had less opportunity to read and write, particularly in regions that are not developed.
In conclusion, the bar chart clearly indicates the unbalanced rates of illiteracy in the regions worldwide. Moreover, the diference between illiterate men and women should not be underestimated.