The bar charts demonstrate the proportion of people who can read and write by region and gender 14 years ago. Overview, it can be seen clearly that the literacy percentage of males and females have been a steady decrease in 2011 in most regions.
Beginning with Central Asia and Eastern Europe were the highest literacy rates regions while there were different literacy percentages for men and women in the remaining countries. In addition, South and West Asia lead in the difference between men and women in the region. On the other hand, the lowest different rates belong to the Pacific with a small change. In Sub-Saharan Africa , the proportion of men and women who can read and write is about under 80% and about 60%. This is the region with the lowest rates.
To sum up, it is clear that the bar chart shows not only the regional disparities in literacy rates but also significant gender differences.
