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 effects does it have on the people concerned and on society as a whole?

Literacy plays a significant role in various aspects of

life

and the ever-rising rate of

illiteracy

has worried

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systems of many

countries

. There seem to be two main causes and some effects that will be discussed in the following. Perhaps the main cause is the overwhelming cost of education that people who lived in less-affluent

countries

, could not afford. In

such

countries

, due to poverty and the increasing rate of inflation, families can only provide their basic needs including food, clothes, and housing. Their economic condition makes the education of their children a low priority. The ever-present danger of decreased motivation for finishing

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education seems to be the

second

well-known cause of

illiteracy

. Some children, particularly those who live in

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developed

countries

, start

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school,

however

, they lose their motivation to acquire advanced knowledge and

thus

abandon study without obtaining an academic degree.

This

phenomenon could be due to the new advances in video games, social media, and internet-based applications, that have distracted children from homework. The effects of

illiteracy

can be sensed in all aspects of

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individual

life

. An illiterate person cannot read, understand even simple signs, and find the correct directions that regularly happen in everyday

life

.

Therefore

, these people constantly experience a feeling of weakness that influence their communication. An obvious impact of

illiteracy

would be unemployment or having low-paying jobs. In today’s modernized world, people should have at least a bachelor degree to be hired in order to avoid difficulties.

Otherwise

, they tend to commit a crime like burgling that threaten the security of

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. The final but the most important effect of

illiteracy

would be its irreparable damage

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the economic and political conditions of a country. Because both terms need a highly-educated nation to preserve and progress the country in accordance with other developed

countries

. In conclusion, poverty and decreased motivation are the main causes of

illiteracy

that have negative impacts on the quality of

life

of an illiterate person, the number of skilled employees, the economy, and the security of a country.