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  • A 2014 report by UNESCO found that more than 780 million adults around the world could

  • neither read nor write. That’s one out of every ten people, with more than half of that

  • figure comprised by women. Although literacy has always been vital within most societies,

  • the modern focus on technology over manual labor has left few options available to those

  • who never learned to read or write. So, what are the world’s most illiterate countries?

  • Well, first of all, it’s important to note that not all illiteracy is the same. Some

  • people are unable to read or write at all, in any language. Others are able to construct

  • and read simple sentences, but are unable to deal with everyday literacy beyond a basic,

  • limited vocabulary. This is known asfunctional illiteracy," and is considerably more prevalent.

  • In the United States alone, 30 million adults are functionally illiterate, meaning they

  • cannot read above the level of a 10-year-old. Another 60 million have below-average literacy

  • rates, and are unable to understand a basic newspaper. And there are severe correlations

  • between illiteracy and success. The Department of Justice notes that "The link between academic

  • failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure." Nearly three

  • quarters of US prisoners are functionally illiterate.

  • But around the world, true illiteracy is an endemic problem. 75% of illiterate adults

  • can be found in just ten countries. However, within those large countries, illiterates

  • make up a smaller percentage than in countries with more severe, generational poverty. In

  • at least a dozen countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of the population is

  • truly illiterate. South Sudan is currently the most illiterate country in the world,

  • with barely one in four able to read at all. In fact, nearly three-quarters of South Sudanese

  • children have never even stepped foot in a classroom. Of those that do attend primary

  • school, fewer than 10 percent finish.

  • Literacy is vital to a country’s success, primarily because of its effect on human capital,

  • or how much economic output a person can achieve. Those who are illiterate are severely disadvantaged.

  • Illiterate people are much harder to train for jobs and they have more difficulty finding

  • health care options and social services. On the other hand, nations with high literacy

  • rates have been found to directly correlate withmodernization, development, and economic

  • growth.”

  • But for many, illiteracy is a self perpetuating cycle. In impoverished countries, residents

  • must focus the majority of their attention on survival, and how to feed, shelter, and

  • clothe themselves and their families. Although education is a vital tool few have the available

  • resources, ability, or time to learn how to read and write. Countries with low literacy

  • rates, like Somalia or Afghanistan, are often underdeveloped, with extremely high maternal

  • mortality rates. And across the board, women are further disenfranchised, with two thirds

  • of illiterate adults around the world comprised of women.

  • Although literacy rates are rising overall, in part thanks to initiatives like UNESCO’s

  • Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, education is still scarce in areas like south and west

  • Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Often times education is seen as a threat to totalitarian governments, leading to brain

  • drain, executions of intellectuals, and book burnings. Check out this Seeker Daily video

  • to learn about the Nazi’s Book Burning raids. Thanks for watching TestTube, make sure to

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世界上文盲最多的國家有哪些? (What Are The World's Most Illiterate Countries?)

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    richardwang 發佈於 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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