{"id":8595,"date":"2020-01-26T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T11:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8595-on-international-education-day-800-million-illiterate-people-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2020-01-26T11:27:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T11:27:52","slug":"on-international-education-day-800-million-illiterate-people-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/8595-on-international-education-day-800-million-illiterate-people-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"On International Education Day, 800 million illiterate people in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The United Nations said that the number of illiterate adults in the world has now reached about 800 million, and that nearly 260 million children do not attend school.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The United Nations said that the number of illiterate adults in the world has now reached about 800 million, and that nearly 260 million children do not attend school.<\/p>\n<p>According to UNESCO, 496 million \u2013 two thirds of the global illiterate population \u2013 are women, and 10 countries, highest being India, account for 67% of all illiterate adults.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations indicated that there is a worrying crisis in education, although among the goals of the United Nations for the year 2030 is to ensure inclusive and quality education for all and to promote lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Special Envoy for Education and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that there are 75 million children in crisis-affected countries who are unable to go to school, hence, their education is disrupted and they have not reached any educational standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations said that the number of illiterate adults in the world has now reached about 800 million, and that nearly 260 million children do not attend school. 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