The given table represents the estimated literacy rates by area and gender during 2000 to 2004.
The five regions in the statistics are Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
The percentages of estimated literacy in Americas, Europe, and Oceania are totally high, and all of them are higher than 93%, and the percentage of Europe is the greatest among these three areas. In addition, there is no obvious difference between male and female. The rate of Asia is secondly lowest, which is 79.3% and only higher than Africa. The rate of men is also much higher than women, which are 85.9% and 72.5%, respectively. Africa has the lowest rate when it comes to estimated literacy. The percentage of men in Africa is 71.6%, while the percentage of women is much lower, and it only accounts for 53.9%.
In Americas, Europe, and Oceania, where most developed countries in the world are situated, the estimated literacy rates are more than 93%. As for Africa and Asia, the rates are much lower because there are many developing countries or least developed countries. Moreover, there are notable differences between the two genders, and the rate of men is much higher than women.