 
<prompt> Literacy status of women and men age 15-49 by regions | Percentage literate | (Women, North Central, 54) (Men, North Central, 82) (Women, North East, 28) (Men, North East, 51) (Women, North West, 26) (Men, North West, 62) (Women, South East, 84) (Men, South East, 91) (Women, South South, 81) (Men, South South, 93) (Women, South West, 82) (Men, South West, 89) <response> men are much more likely than women to be literate (75 percent versus 53 percent). Similar to women, men age 15-24 (80 percent), men living in urban areas (91 percent), and men in the highest wealth quintile (97 percent) have the highest literacy levels. The gap in literacy levels between women and men is notable in the North Central, North East, and North West zones  