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illiteracy

vr.tr.illiteracy · XCT.TME

Let an agent explain illiteracy respectfully, relay definitions, measurement, global patterns, causes and literacy programmes from UNESCO and education sources with figures attributed, describe the named country contexts and returning illiteracy, and distinguish illiteracy from functional illiteracy, dyslexia, innumeracy and digital illiteracy.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain illiteracy respectfully, relay definitions, measurement, global patterns, causes and literacy programmes from UNESCO and education sources with figures attributed, describe the named country contexts and returning illiteracy, and distinguish illiteracy from functional illiteracy, dyslexia, innumeracy and digital illiteracy.

The inability to read and write, measured by UNESCO as the lack of basic literacy skills among adults and youth, affecting hundreds of millions of adults worldwide, a majority of them women, with the highest rates in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and country contexts the registry aliases name such as illiteracy in Portugal, Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti, spelled Gibuti in one alias, and the Arab world, as well as returning illiteracy, the loss of literacy skills after leaving school; the registry files it under functional illiteracy, which is a related but different concept of insufficient literacy for everyday demands. Figures vary by survey and year and are attributed, and adult literacy programmes aim to help without stigma.

What it is for: Not applicable; a social and educational condition.

It can be explain definitions and measurement; relay global patterns; describe named contexts; present figures with attribution.

Distinguishing features

Basic reading and writing

Gender gaps

Regional concentration

Measured by self-report and tests

What it looks like

Not a physical object; measured in surveys and censuses.

Physical character

International Literacy Day: 8 September date - UNESCO, since 1967

SDG target: 4.6 target - youth and adult literacy

registry parent: functional illiteracy note - related concept

How it is recognised

Inability to read and write

Illiteracy in Portugal, in the Arab world, in Egypt, in Somalia, in Djibouti, returning illiteracy

Functional illiteracy is insufficient literacy for daily needs; dyslexia is a learning difference; innumeracy concerns numbers; digital illiteracy concerns technology

Related models

is related to - registry parent

functional illiteracy

is the opposite of -

literacy

is monitored by -

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

is contrasted with -

dyslexia

In practice

Families and kinds

adult illiteracy

youth illiteracy

returning or regressive illiteracy

national contexts

Standards and regulation

Sustainable Development Goal 4

UNESCO literacy definitions

National compulsory schooling laws

Failure modes and hazards

Stigmatising language

Stale or non-comparable figures

Confusing illiteracy with learning disabilities

Also called

illiteracy in Portugalilliteracy in the Arabic worldilliteracy in Egyptreturning illiteracyilliteracy in Somaliailliteracy in Gibutiilliteracy in Mauritania

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What illiteracy is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is illiteracy, and how does it differ from functional illiteracy, dyslexia, innumeracy and digital illiteracy? definition
  2. Is someone looking for adult literacy help, in which case local adult education services or libraries can advise? boundary

Contexts

Named contexts.

Contexts

Contexts.

  1. What is known about illiteracy in Portugal, Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti and the Arab world, and what is returning illiteracy? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific country? action
Measurement Measurement.

Attribution.

UNESCO data

Global figures.

UNESCO data

UNESCO data.

  1. What do UNESCO figures show about adult illiteracy, checked against current sources? measurement
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Methods

Survey methods.

Methods

Methods.

  1. How do self-reported census data differ from direct assessments? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Causes Causes and responses.

Attribution.

Barriers

Barriers to education.

Barriers

Barriers.

  1. What factors such as poverty, conflict and gender norms do researchers link to illiteracy, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and respectful? boundary

Programmes

Literacy campaigns.

Programmes

Programmes.

  1. How have literacy campaigns, such as in Cuba in 1961, reduced illiteracy? provenance
  2. Which entry fits literacy campaign? action
Context Goals.

Regulation.

SDG 4

Global goals.

SDG 4

SDG 4.

  1. What does SDG target 4.6 aim for, and what progress is reported? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Literacy Day

International Literacy Day.

Literacy Day

Literacy Day.

  1. What is International Literacy Day? provenance
  2. Which entry fits International Literacy Day? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should country illiteracy aliases be split into separate entries?
  • How should UNESCO figures be linked and kept current?
  • Should returning illiteracy be a separate entry?