Blogging Task

The table compares the percentages World illiteracy rates by six different region and by gender for the year 2000. But first, i will look at male illiteracy for the 6 areas shown. The lowest rates were in developed countries. Latin America/Caribbean and East Asia/Oceania with rates of 1%, 10%, and 8% respectively. The rates for the next three areas were much higher and quite similiar to each other. Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South Asia had rates of approximately 31%, 29%, and 34%.

And then female illiteracy was much higher relatively then maleand each area except Latin America/Cribbean where it was only slightly higher. The lowestrates for female illiteracy were again Developed Countries, Latin America/Caribbean, and East Asia/Oceania with rates of aproximately 2%, 12%, and 20%. Again the rates for the next three areas were much higher and quite similar to each other. Sub Saharan Africa, Arab States, and South Asia had rates of approximately 48%, 52%, and 56%.