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UN: Global literacy rates have improved within past 50 years
09.09.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Considerable efforts by countries and organizations have helped to raise the global literacy rates for adults and children but much work remains to be done, UN Radio says referring to the Director-General of the United Nations education organization (UNESCO) report made within the launch of the 50th International Literacy Day (marked annually Sept 8).
As to the report, adult literacy rates went from 61% in 1960 to 85% in 2015. Meanwhile the literacy rates for children worldwide reached an encouraging 90%.
Reportedly, however, globally there are 758 million adults who cannot read or write a simple sentence; two thirds of them are women.
It is to be admitted, the International Literacy Day was founded by the UN to mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower people.
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