region |
% male literacy |
% female literacy |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
59 |
35 |
| Arab States |
64 |
38 |
| Latin America / Caribbean |
86 |
83 |
| East Asia (including China) |
88 |
71 |
| South Asia |
59 |
32 |
| Industrialized countries |
97 |
96 |
Life and death in Third
World