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Illiteracy continues to be a concern for many countries in the world today. What are the causes of illiteracy in the modern world, and what ef ects does it have on the people concerned and on society as a whole?

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In many countries,
illiteracy
 is one of the less-discussed problems, but unfortunately, it has affected
society
. There seem to be two leading causes and a number of effects, which we will discuss here. Possibly the main cause of
illiteracy
 is because of families. In a family whose parents have a low level of education, They can not effectively help the children's development at any stage and make progress. So, the
youngesters
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youngsters
 who spend most of their time with their family can not learn much from them, and these adults can not support their children perfectly. Provided that parents did not attend to academic levels, they would not be decent role models for their children. They would not give them the aspiration to continue their educational levels. A
further
 well-known cause could be financial issues. In a
society
 with high poverty, it is difficult to earn money, and
people
 in difficult situations prefer to meet their basic needs. Despite the high
illiteracy
 rate in
this
 community,
people
 tend to spend the money they earn on their food. For
this
 reason,
illiteracy
 is increasing day by day. In fact,
people
 should not worry about financial problems, and it is the responsibility of
society
 to meet the needs of its
people
. The effect of
this
 problem on
people
 and
society
 can be quite serious.
Firstly
, Cultural poverty arises.
People
 are divided into two groups: Illiterate and literate. These two groups have nothing in common and can not understand each other in any field. A
further
 widely-observed impact is
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unemployment. If you have a little education, You will have problems in the future, and it will be challenging to find a job and earn money. It
also
 affects personal life and communicating with others and causes a lack of self-confidence. Overall, family and financial circumstances seem to be the main reasons for affecting
community
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 and
people
.
However
, it should be mentioned that joblessness and poor self-esteem could be increased by
illiteracy
.
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