Reading is a gateway skill that allows doors to be opened around the world. Accessing opportunities becomes impossible when illiteracy is an obstacle.
Stepping up for Education
Over 13% of the world’s population is illiterate and over half of that number is women. Renewed efforts are therefore needed to reach the literacy target of the Sustainable Development Goals: “By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.”
Resources
Tracing the Roots of Language and Literacy, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2021
Meeting Commitments: Are Countries on Track to Achieve SDG 4?, UNESCO, 2019
UNESCO Strategy for Youth and Adult Literacy (2020-2025) UNESCO, 2019
Literacy Rate, Total World Population, World Bank, 2021
Rewriting the Future for 70 Million Children, One Campaign, 2021
