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Literacy
There are 860 million adults worldwide who are illiterate and 113 million children who do not have a chance to attend school. In the Asia and Pacific region, there are 625.4 million adult illiterates accounting for 71 per cent of the world's illiterate population. Illiteracy usually attacks the most vulnerable people in society. Two-thirds of illiterate adults are women, and illiteracy rates are higher among ethnic and linguistic minorities and people living in remote areas. More Info