The table shows the estimated literacy rates for men and women in five regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. It also indicates the percentage of literacy rates in the world, between 2000 and 2004.
According to the table, Europe has the highest literacy rates, at 98.8%. Particularly, literate man is 99.2% of the totale, and woman has 98.5% of literacy rates. The Americas and Oceania have the same level of literacy, over 93%. American men have a 94.1% level of literacy, and America women are at 93.2%, similar to Oceania men and women. Asia presents 79.3% of literacy, and between male and female there are a big gap. Men and women are at 85.9% and 72.5%, respectively. The region with the lowest literacy rate is Asia, being 62.5% of the total. The percentages of male and female are characterized by a high leap; the first is at 71.6%, and the second is at 53.9%.
Overall, Europe is the most educated region, and Asia is the least literate ragione due to its poverty.