The diagram illustrates the proportion of men and women aged over fifteen who has the ability to read and write in 5 different regions.
Overall, it can be seen that in all of the given regions proportions of women are higher than proportions of men. It is evident from the chart that Europe has the biggest per centage of both men and women who can read and write. In contrast to Europe, Africa represented the smallest pesentage of men and women who has the ability to read and write.
In all of the 5 regions the proportion of men, who has the ability to read and write, is over 50 percents. Furthermore, three of five regions have figures over 90 percents. Specifically, Europe, followed by Oceania and America, has the highest proportion of men who can read and write. Africa has indicator that is approximately one and a half times less than that of Europe. Asia takes the middle position among the five regions.
In Africa proportion of women, who can read and write is less than a half. Similar to proportions of men, proportions of women in Europe, Oceania, and America are over 90 percents.