Literacy Empowers

  According to the most recent global data on out-of-school children from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Nigeria today has approximately 20 million out-of-school children (UNESCO). According to UNESCO, there are “244 million children and youth between the ages of 6 and 18 worldwide (who) are still out of school,” using “new and enhanced methodology.” According to data, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan have the greatest percentages of out-of-school children in the world. For more than a decade, Nigeria’s population has fluctuated between 10.5 million and roughly 15 million, with the situation deteriorating due to the country’s deteriorating security condition. UNESCO announced the figures in a statement issued on Thursday by Dafalia Dimitra, a media specialist, with the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM), which is developed by an independent team and published by UNESCO. The global organisation said the team developing the report “has the of...

Despite the steady rise in literacy rates over the past 50 years, there are still 773 million illiterate adults around the world. Around 1 in 5 people are completely illiterate. Additionally, around 3 billion people around the world struggle with basic level reading and writing (World Literacy Foundation [WLF], 2018).  The reasons for this are varied; with missed early-years schooling, the impact of conflict and instability, migration pathways, and inaccessible quality education in mother-tongue and first languages among them. No matter the reason, studies revealed that those excluded from the education system at an early age often remain disadvantaged for the rest of their lives. Definition of illiteracy Illiteracy, according to United Nations, is simply defined as the inability to write and read a simple sentence in any language. Illiteracy colors every area of the non-reader’s life with dark hues. Individuals with low levels of literacy are more likely to experience poorer emplo...