{"id":6383,"date":"2021-01-18T18:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T23:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2021-01-19T08:58:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:58:22","slug":"literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2021\/01\/18\/literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By: <\/strong>Unicef<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Literacy among youth is rising, but young women lag behind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number of illiterate youth (aged 5-24 years) worldwide, 1985-2018, in millions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-696x374.png 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-1068x574.png 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM-782x420.png 782w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.12.52-PM.png 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Literacy rates among youth (aged 15 to 24) and adults are the <strong>test of an educational system<\/strong>, and the overall trend is positive, thanks to the expansion of educational opportunities. Globally, the youth literacy rate increased from 83 per cent to 91 per cent over two decades, while the number of illiterate youth declined from 170 million to 115 million. Regional and gender disparities persist, however. Literacy is lowest in least developed countries and higher among males than females. In the most recent years for which data are available, young women accounted for 59 per cent of the total illiterate youth population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Literacy rates among youth are lowest in West and Central Africa and in South Asia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth literacy rate, population aged 15-24, both sexes, 2012-2018 (%)<img alt=\"Chart\">&lt;80%80-95%&gt;95%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-1024x746.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-324x235.png 324w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-696x507.png 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-1068x778.png 1068w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM-576x420.png 576w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-18-at-6.14.02-PM.png 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/data.unicef.org\/topic\/education\/literacy\/#:~:text=Globally%2C%20the%20youth%20literacy%20rate,higher%20among%20males%20than%20females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Analysis:<\/strong> Literacy rates have been increasing over the years. There is still discrepancies regionally and between genders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Unicef October 2019 Literacy among youth is rising, but young women lag behind Number of illiterate youth (aged 5-24 years) worldwide, 1985-2018, in millions Literacy rates among youth (aged 15 to 24) and adults are the test of an educational system, and the overall trend is positive, thanks to the expansion of educational opportunities. 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