The bar chart shows the literacy percentage of people who can read and write by region and gender in 2011. Overall, the chart includes information about seven different parts of the world. However, there is a significant difference in literacy rates between males and females in the other areas.
In Central Asia and Central/Eastern Europe, the data are highest in seven countries. The percentages decline by about 5% to 15% in East Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, Arab states, and South and West Asia. The lowest is Sub-Saharan Africa, with literacy rates of approximately 70% for male and 60% for female.
To sum up, literacy rates vary between regions, including the percentages of males are higher than females in most areas.
