International Literacy Day2015

South African women and girls empowered by literacy program to take their place in society.

Definition of Literacy literacynoun lit·er·a·cy \ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē\: the ability to read and write: the quality or state of being literate

There are still 757 million adults including 115 million youths in the world who cannot read or write a simple sentence. Roughly two-thirds of them are female.

The lowest national literacy rates are observed in sub-Saharan Africa and in South and West Asia.

Adult literacy rates were below 50% in the following countries:1. Afghanistan2. Benin 3. Burkina Faso 4. Central African Republic 5. Chad 6. Côte d'Ivoire 7. Ethiopia 8. Guinea 9. Haiti 10. Liberia 11. Mali 12. Mauritania 13. Niger 14. Senegal 15. Sierra Leone 16. South Sudan

Youth Literacy

Adult Literacy

Awareness

International Literacy Day is being celebrated around the world today. Let’s celebrate by learning more about our neighbors around the world in need.• Which countries or regions are in

greatest need for literacy programs?• Which part of the population has the

lowest literacy rate?