On the one hand, the region of Central Asia, Central/Eastern Europe and East Asia/Pacific had the literacy rate of more than 90%. The highest percentage being in Central Asia, accounting for 100%.Almost all residents in Central/Eastern Europe are literate, both men and women when the literacy rate for men and women was equal, about 98%. The number of literate men in Central/Eastern Europe and East Asia/Pacific was equal but there were fewer literate women in East Asia/Pacific.

On the other hand, Latin America/Caribbean had the fourth highest literate rate. In Arab states, the number of literate men is higher than women who can read and write. It was the same in South and West Asia, the literacy rate in women was much lower than that in men. Sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest literacy rate, estimated at about 70% of male and more than 60% of female in this area were literate.

Overall, it can be easily seen that The literacy rate for men was higher than that for women in all regions in 2011.