The most simple definition of literacy is the ability to read and write. According to the World Literacy Foundation (WLF), nearly one in every five people are completely illiterate. WLF also estimates ...
A FAIRLY new term, functional literacy, is now used to determine the state of literacy in the country. On April 4, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the results of its 2024 Functional ...
On the UN-declared International Literacy Day observed on September 8, attention is turned to the status and progress of literacy rate, and platitudes are repeated. It does not leave the public and ...
In this article, we will look at the 20 countries with the highest literacy rate in the world. If you wish to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to 5 Countries with the Highest Literacy ...
In Iran, the female literacy rate is 98.9% and 70% of STEM university graduates are women, as of the most recent data available in June 2025. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: UNESCO ...