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?

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Internationally,
non-literate
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population
continues to be a trouble, and two consequences of
this
problem
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to
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from two main causes.
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main cause is an illiterate parents
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to transmit their situation to their children
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since they do not put much importance on
education
. Especially, in rural areas which do not have a proper
education
, most likely to neglect the importance of learning; probably, their beliefs may continue with their child. Another issue is families with low income
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to make a forced decision to leave out
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education
of their child. Basic necessities like food and clothes might
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in first place over
education
if the country is unable to offer free
education
. These two effects
leads
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to
a greater problems
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.
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the most recognizable effect would be unemployment or
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underpayment
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because a person who is unable to read cannot pursue higher
education
, and often
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themselves difficult position when faced with an
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world.
Hence
, employed or not, many companies would offer a job with little pay and more physical duties.
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, with combinations of those problems,
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illiteracy leads the nation to poverty.
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of the country usually depends on
well-educated
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a well-educated
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population
rather than
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of
population
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the population
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. On a
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scale,
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African continent is in second place by
population
.
However
, African countries
tops
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for illiteracy rate
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and
also
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from high poverty rates. In
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brief, parents and family conditions may be the main causes, and they both hinder the individual and nation’s welfare.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Literacy
  • Illiteracy
  • Poverty
  • Access
  • Educational resources
  • Social inequality
  • Discrimination
  • Gender disparity
  • Racial bias
  • Cultural norms
  • Technological advances
  • Political instability
  • Disruption
  • Education systems
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Job prospects
  • Health implications
  • Self-esteem
  • Empowerment
  • Economic growth
  • Social cohesion
  • Civic participation
  • Democratic processes
  • Exclusion
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