Definition: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2014See also: Literacy map
Is “Sustainable Development” a concept that integrate Health Literacy and Health Policy as a global health action?
europeansting.com - 8/15/2016 4:03:37 AM
Every country has its only democracy ... She is in the fifth semester of Medicine and likes World Health Organization. Central Disease Control. Health literacy and health policy, USA, 9 november 2015. USA: CDC; 2015. Word Health Organization.
Combating Illiteracy in Nigeria By Mujahid Saleh
youthsdigest.com - 8/22/2016 7:18:44 PM
which is about 38% of the country’s population. This revelation was made by Wike at the Flagging off of the 2014 International Literacy Day. The declining fortune of literacy ration among Nigerian children means te nation may continue to have rising ...
How Gap Is Changing the World
FORTUNE - 8/23/2016 9:04:55 PM
Gap, which has so far reached more than 40,000 women in 12 countries—and which pledges to reach 1 million by 2020—now offers P.AC.E. in community settings and even the factories of its competitors. For more on Change the World list, watch this Fortune ...
11 Biggest Foundations in the World
INSIDER MONKEY - 8/18/2016 4:00:04 AM
In general, each country has its own rules about the way these ... disposal to invest in making water drinkable in various areas of the world, eradicating poverty, improving literacy and so on. Without further ado, here are the 11 biggest foundations ...
Miss New Mexico launches literacy project
KOB 4 - 8/24/2016 10:05:10 AM
“When you read a book it gives you the opportunity to go into another world and be someone else ... with some of the lowest reading scores in the country. Chavez plans to use her platform as the newly crowned Miss New Mexico to change that.
World Literacy Rates by Country
PBS - 7/18/2011 11:54:15 PM
To view more comprehensive information on the state of education in Colombia, as well as other countries, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics page. Want to help improve literacy in Colombia, the United States and around the world? Visit the Take ...
Translating Arabic Speaking Countries: Oman
blog.globalizationpartners.com - 8/17/2016 1:30:55 AM
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country with a strategic location on Persian Gulf at the southeast corner of the Arabian Peninsula. It is known as the oldest independent state in the Arab world ... The adult literacy rate is 87%.
Adult literacy now at 87%
m.jamaicaobserver.com - 8/24/2016 1:44:06 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is reporting that the country’s adult literacy rate is now at 87 per ... “According to organisations such as the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, Jamaica needs ...
Collaborating with partners on sustainable service projects
rotaryservice.wordpress.com - 8/24/2016 5:07:31 PM
There is enough food to feed the world, but one-third of it is wasted. Food banks rescue perfectly edible and nutritious food before it is wasted and redistribute it to feed hungry people. In most countries ... Library for literacy The collaborative ...
The relationship between literacy rate and GDP per capita of all world countries
prezi.com - 1/7/2013 11:59:16 PM
The Relationship between Literacy Rate and GDP per Capita of All World Countries By: Adarsh Rao, Arnav Singla, Maya Mohan, Sai Syed Ms.Jarvis 4th Period Many factors are used to monitor a country’s development; among these, multiple categories of a ...
‘Soft Power for Peace and Development’ – Remarks by Irina Bokova, DG, UNESCO
Lanka Business Online - 8/18/2016 7:34:48 AM
He believed profoundly in Sri Lanka as a country united in its rich cultural ... whose ‘Open School Programme’ was awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize on International Literacy Day last year. This engagement is expressed in Sri Lanka ...
The U.S. May Be the World’s Richest Country, But It Ranks 14th in Financial Literacy
The Wall Street Journal Blogs - 11/18/2015 11:05:14 AM
In fact, a sprawling global survey of financial literacy around the world finds that the U.S. ranks 14th, behind Singapore and the Czech Republic. This new measure of financial literacy comes from a survey of 150,000 adults in 148 countries. To conduct a ...
Preparing the World For Antichrist: The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
grandmageri422.me - 8/22/2016 11:57:54 PM
A world with universal literacy. A world with equitable and universal access ... has been exposed as a way to sterilize and even kill people in third world countries. His foundation was sued by India when scientists analyzed the vaccines and found harsh ...
I traveled across the country by train to find how our generation is trying to change the world
interactive.fusion.net - 8/4/2016 11:57:47 PM
Michelle Ching, a former teacher in Oakland hoping to "expand the reach" of a literacy instruction app she created ... Trains Project (MTP), a non-profit which has arranged one cross-country train trip a year since 2013. This year —for the first time ...
Project Literacy Reignites the Fight Against Illiteracy Through a Blank and Unsigned Campaign
unreasonable.is - 8/17/2016 6:34:33 PM
Most countries will miss that deadline ... both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.” Two-thirds of the world’s illiterate population are women. Tweet This Quote With renewed momentum around eradicating illiteracy, Pearson strives to ensure ...