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shawnsadie — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:37:54 CST

Education on Three is a non-profit service group dedicated to increasing literacy and improving education locally, nationally, and globally. We offer our support to under-privileged children throughout the globe who are not granted the same opportunities as most of us.

Staggering Statistics:

The country of Niger has the seond lowest literacy rate in the world, of only 14.4%.
There are 900 million illiterate people in developing countries.
25% of the world's youth and adults are illiterate.
113 million children around the world have no access to primary education.
1/4 of 16-65 year olds in the world's richest countries are functionally illiterate.

World Literacy Rates

Percentages based on: [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2103.html CIA factbook]

Helpful Links:
UNESCO World Literacy Report
http://www.uis.unesco.org/en/stats/statistics/UIS_Literacy_Country2002.xls
http://warriorlibrarian.com/CURRICULUM/global_literacy.html

World Literacy Crusade
http://www.worldliteracy.org/

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