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?

Illiteracy is one of the well-known urgent issues faced nationwide in developing countries. There seem to be two main causes and

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three effects, which we will discuss here. The possible main reason is augmenting

poverty

and instability of economics, which leads to

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of families

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not

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their

children

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school. Education is not affordable for a number of families because of the

poverty

. Another cause is the lack of educational facilities, especially in rural areas. Almost 40

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of

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the population

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is

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illiterate

illiteracy

in little villages and provinces in overpopulated countries.

According to

the UNICEF survey, the normal ratio of recipient and provider of education is 20*1,

however

in reality

this

ratio is 130*1 and more in 156 countries of the world. The effect of

this

problem on people and

society

can be quite serious.

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, Most of the

children

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to earn money for

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instead

of

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. These

children

could not attain the class or not bear the expenses of

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education. In order to feed their families, many parents have no choice but

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their

children

to earn money

such

as illegal child labour, human trafficking and prostitution.

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can be damaging

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innocent

children

’s

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further

widely- observed impact is increasing crime, juvenile offenders and making

society

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dangerous place to live. In

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, it has immeasured bad effect on

society

as a whole.

Finally

, overpopulation makes authorities hard to give equal access

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all

citizen

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to educate. In summary,

poverty

and lack of educational facilities seem to be the main causes and they affect both individuals and

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society

as a whole. Educational sufficiency is almost

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method to overcome

poverty

, so governments are sure to introduce new educational systems in the near future.