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The table shows the estimated literacy rates in different regions of the world for men and women between 2000 and 2004.
Overall, men had higher literacy rates than women in every region. Europe had the highest literacy rate, while Africa had the lowest.
The world literacy rate was 82.2%, with 87.2% for men and 77.3% for women. Europe had the highest rate at 98.8%, and the difference between men and women was very small, at 99.2% and 98.5%. The Americas and Oceania also had high rates of about 93%, and the rates for males and females was quite similar.
On the other hand, Africa had the lowest literacy rate at only 62.5%. In Africa, 71.6% of men could read and write, but only 53.9% of women could, so the gap was the biggest. Asia's rate was 79.3%, which was a bit lower than the world average. The male rate in Asia was 85.9%, while the female rate was 72.5%.