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International Literacy Day: Presented by
International Literacy Day: Presented by
International Literacy Day: Presented by
Literacy Day
Presented by:
Aims
• to highlight the importance of literacy
to empower individuals, communities
and societies
• to remind the international
community of the status of literacy and
adult learning globally
• to remind us of the global importance
of literacy
• to promote literacy worldwide
• to shine a light on global literacy
needs
Global Literacy Facts
• 758 million adults lack minimum
literacy skills
• 479 million (two-thirds) of these are
women
• 250 million children are failing to
acquire basic literacy skills
• 60.7 million children are out-of-
school and many more attend irregularly
or drop out
Past Literacy Day
Themes (1)
• 2006 - Literacy Sustains Development
• 2007 - 2008 - Literacy and Health
• 2009 - 2010 - Literacy and
Empowerment
• 2011 - 2012 - Literacy and Peace
International
Literacy Day
• to be held on
• Sunday 8 September 2019