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LITERACY

International Literacy Institute

98% = Percentage of illiterate people who live in developing nations. (United Nations)

Improving literacy helps a country improve the well-being of its citizens.

Research demonstrates that low literacy, poor health, and early deaths are related.

- Reading Connections

United Nations Human Development Report 2007-08

International Literacy Institute

Did You Know? Almost ONE BILLION of the world's people are illiterate.

Most definitions of "literacy" include the ability to read, write, and speak in a person's native language. However, to be "literate" also includes the ability to function successfully in society. (National Institute for Literacy)