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Literacy means the ability to read and write. Being able to read and write is an important skill in
modern societies. Usually, people learn how to read and write at school. People who can read and
write are called literate; those who cannot are calledilliterate.
According to U!"#$, illiteracy is not being able to write or read a simple sentence in any
language. %hey estimated that, in &''(, about &)* of the world+s population were illiterate.
,lliteracy is highest amongst the states of the Arab peninsula, and in Africa, around the "ahara. ,n
those countries about -.* of men, and /.01.* of women are illiterate, by the U definition. $ne of
the causes of illiteracy is that someone who can manage to li2e without being able to read and write
often does not ha2e any reason to want to learn to read and write. #ultural factors also play a part,
such as ha2ing a culture in which the oral tradition 3communicating by speaking4 is more important
than writing. A tribe that mostly herds li2estock, for e5ample, may ha2e no need to read or write.
%here are two different kinds of illiteracy6
People with primary illiteracy ha2e ne2er learned how to read or write.
People who ha2e learned some reading and writing, but not well enough for their work are
called functionally illiterate. Perhaps they cannot write well enough to fill out a form, or to
understand instructions in a manual. ,n most industrialcountries, the main problem is functional
illiteracy.
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Philippines - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-! "ho can# "ith understanding#
read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
21.7
43.3
65.0
86.7
108.3
Year Value
1/01 /%!2
1//1 /3%00
111 /5%2
114 /3%50
110 /0%!/
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-! "ho can# "ith understanding#
read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
21.3
42.7
64.0
85.4
106.7
Year Value
1/01 /1%13
1//1 /3%0
111 /!%!3
114 /4%50
110 /2%1
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-! "ho can# "ith understanding#
read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
21.5
43.0
64.5
86.0
107.5
Year Value
1/01 /1%2/
1//1 /3%50
111 /5%1/
114 /5%13
110 /2%25
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and ao!e)
Definition: 5dult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and a6o$e "ho can# "ith
understanding# read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
21.1
42.2
63.2
84.3
105.4
Year Value
1/01 0%23
1//1 /4%10
111 /%35
114 /4%53
110 /5%04
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and ao!e)
Definition: 5dult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and a6o$e "ho can# "ith
understanding# read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
20.9
41.8
62.7
83.6
104.5
Year Value
1/01 04%0/
1//1 /4%/2
111 /%55
114 /1%34
110 /5%11
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and ao!e)
Definition: 5dult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and a6o$e "ho can# "ith
understanding# read and "rite a short# simple statement on their e$eryday life%
&ource: 'nited (ations Educational# &cientific# and Cultural Organi)ation *'(E&CO+ ,nstitute for
&tatistics%
&ee also:
-hematic map
Country comparison
Country ran.ing
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
0.0
21.0
42.0
63.0
84.0
105.0
Year Value
1/01 04%4
1//1 /4%52
111 /%31
114 /%5/
110 /5%!
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Mangmang
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Bagaman hindi marunong sumulat at bumasa, naging isang santosi "an Feli5 ng icosia3&8&10&8(84 dahil sa
kaniyang pagkamaalam sa 9agham ng kawang0gawa, kapwa0tao, at kababaang0loob. aganap ang
kaniyangkanonisasyon noong :inggo, ;- $ktubre ;..1.
Ang mangmang 3,ngles6 illiterate, na kabaligtaran ng literate4 ay isang hindi kaaya0ayang
katawagan para sa mga mamamayang hindi marunong bumasa o sumulat, sapagkat
nagpapahiwatig ito ng pagiging tanga ng tao. ,niiwasan ang paggamit ng salitang ito, sapagkat
bagaman katumbas ng mangmang ang illiterate sa wikang ,ngles, nagpapahiwatig ito ng kawalan ng
kaalaman at karunungan ng isang tao. "a katunayan, ayon kay <uan Fla2ier, mayroong mga taong
hindi nga marunong bumasa o sumulat pero mayroon namang kaalaman, karunungan, at
kakayahang nakuha ng mga ito mula sa kanilang mga karanasan sa buhay. =aya para sa kanilang
mga proyekto noong kasapi pa si Fla2ier ng =ilusan ng >ekonstruksiyon sa Pilipinas noong dekada
ng &'8., ginagamit na lamang nila ang pariralang 9hindi marunong sumulat at bumasa9 sa halip
na banggitin o isulat ang mismong salitang mangmang.
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Literacy
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Alobal adult literacy.
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World illiteracy hal2ed between &'8. and ;..1.
Literacy is the ability to read and write.
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%he inability to do so is
calledilliteracy or analphabetism. Bisual literacy also includes the ability to understand 2isual forms
of communication such as body language, pictures, maps, and 2ideo.
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!2ol2ing definitions of
literacy often include all the symbol systems rele2ant to a particular community. :iteracy
encompasses a comple5 set of abilities to understand and use the dominant symbol systems of a
culture for personal and community de2elopment. ,n a technological society, the concept of literacy
is e5panding to include the media and electronic te5t, in addition to alphabetic and number systems.
%hese abilities 2ary in different social and cultural conte5ts according to need, demand and
education.
%he primary sense of literacy still represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning
from a critical interpretation of the written or printed te5t. %he key to all literacy
is reading de2elopment, a progression of skills that begins with the ability to understand spoken
words and decode written words, and culminates in the deep understanding of te5t. >eading
de2elopment in2ol2es a range of comple5 language underpinnings including awareness of speech
sounds 3phonology4, spelling patterns 3orthography4, word meaning 3semantics4, grammar 3synta54
and patterns of word formation 3morphology4, all of which pro2ide a necessary platform for reading
fluency and comprehension. $nce these skills are acCuired, the reader can attain full language
literacy, which includes the abilities to approach printed material with critical analysis, inference and
synthesis; to write with accuracy and coherence; and to use information and insights from te5t as the
basis for informed decisions and creati2e thought.
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%he United ations !ducational, "cientific and #ultural $rganiDation 3U!"#$4 defines literacy as
the 9ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and
written materials associated with 2arying conte5ts. :iteracy in2ol2es a continuum of learning in
enabling indi2iduals to achie2e their goals, to de2elop their knowledge and potential, and to
participate fully in their community and wider society9.
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:iteracy rate ng EPinas, tumaas
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7anila, Philippines G %umaas ang literacy rate sa bansa sa nakalipas na dalawang taon, ayon sa online education
platform na Birtual #ampus.
H>ecent studies show that the literacy rate in the Philippines is Cuite high compared to other Asian countries. %he
Philippines has succeeded in e5panding its education in Cuantitati2e terms,I anang Birtual #ampus.
Aayunman, ayon sa Birtual #ampus, masasabing kuwestiyonable pa rin ang kalidad ng edukasyon, kung
pagbabatayan ang epekto nito sa ekonomiya.
Binanggit ng Birtual #ampus ang ulat ng Jepartment of !ducation na nasa 8;.&( porsyento ang completion rate sa
elementarya noong school year ;..'0;.&., at 8;.&&* ;.&.0;.&&, samantalang sa sekundarya ay 8-.8/* at 8/.)8*
sa nabanggit na mga school year.
Jahil dito, napapanahon nang gumamit ang bansa ng makabagong teknolohiya, gaya ng e0learning, para lalong
mapaangat ang literacy rate, gayundin ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa, ayon pa sa Birtual #ampus. 37ac
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:iteracy rate ng EPinas, tumaas
Posted by $nline Balita on o2 ;&st, ;.&& FF o #omment
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7anila, Philippines G %umaas ang literacy rate sa bansa sa nakalipas na dalawang taon, ayon sa online education
platform na Birtual #ampus.
H>ecent studies show that the literacy rate in the Philippines is Cuite high compared to other Asian countries. %he
Philippines has succeeded in e5panding its education in Cuantitati2e terms,I anang Birtual #ampus.
Aayunman, ayon sa Birtual #ampus, masasabing kuwestiyonable pa rin ang kalidad ng edukasyon, kung
pagbabatayan ang epekto nito sa ekonomiya.
Binanggit ng Birtual #ampus ang ulat ng Jepartment of !ducation na nasa 8;.&( porsyento ang completion rate sa
elementarya noong school year ;..'0;.&., at 8;.&&* ;.&.0;.&&, samantalang sa sekundarya ay 8-.8/* at 8/.)8*
sa nabanggit na mga school year.
Jahil dito, napapanahon nang gumamit ang bansa ng makabagong teknolohiya, gaya ng e0learning, para lalong
mapaangat ang literacy rate, gayundin ang kalidad ng edukasyon sa bansa, ayon pa sa Birtual #ampus. 37ac
#abreros4