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Abstract:
The purpose of this report is to highlight the economic and social cost of illiteracy to the global economy. It discusses the causes and issues surrounding illiteracy, the direct link between poverty and illiteracy, how tackling literacy has a very real and measurable impact on the growth of an economy, and recommendations for combating the state of illiteracy as it stands in the world today. The findings of this final report include: the cost of illiteracy to the global economy is estimated at 1.19 trillion dollars; and the effects of illiteracy are very similar in developing and... [+] Show more
Subjects: Literacy; Culture and society; Economics; Disadvantaged; Outcomes
Keywords: Illiteracy; Social cost; Economics of education and training; Poverty; Outcomes of education and training
Published: Melbourne, Victoria: World Literacy Foundation, 2012
Physical description: 17 p.