The rate of literacy refers to the ability to sufficiently read and write. Many factors, such as accessibility and quality of education, can contribute to these rates.
Reading and reading well is a global priority. The USA is ranked 125th in literacy with 86 percent able to read well.
Over the past several decades, (click here) global literacy rates have significantly increased. The main reasons for such an upward trend stems from the evolution of the educational system of many developing countries, and an increased acknowledgement of the importance of education to these societies in their respective entireties....
There is 26 countries in the 100 percent literate level in the world. Many of them are not readily thought to have such a phenomenal accomplishment.
A literacy rate that hovers around 100% is seen in quite a few other countries of the world, including Azerbaijan and Cuba. Countries such as Georgia, Tajikistan, Russia, Poland, and Slovenia have also all achieved literacy rates on or near 100%. Focusing on Russia, it is estimated that 53% of the population there receives some form of tertiary education. The government believes in free educational deliverance systems, and the fields greatly focused on therein are in “STEM” fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)....
The USA is outclassed by many other countries. The USA continues to lose it's foothold on high literacy rates because of the allowance of Charter Schools that under perform compared to public schools which is compounded by inaccessible higher education.
The Millenials is the first generation with a 50 percent college educated generation. Russia is still out performing the USA in regard to the college educated citizen.
June 7, 2019
By Rebecca Winthrop and Fred Dews
Senior Fellow Rebecca Winthrop, (click here for audio presentation) director of the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, says that global organizations project that by 2030 half of the world’s young people will not have the 21st-century skills and academic competencies they will need to thrive. The pace of change is too slow, and it could take a century for the poorest children to catch up.
What’s needed, she said, is a way to rapidly accelerate progress by leapfrogging education. And parents have a crucial role to play in this transformation.
In this episode, Winthrop talks with four education leaders, whom she met at the LEGO Idea Conference in Denmark, about the role of parents and the power of innovative approaches like playful learning in pursuing education transformation....
