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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 world, and what effect does it have on the people concerned and on society as a whole?

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Nowadays, a lot of countries are concerned
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 on illiteracy. There seem to be two main causes and two effects, which we will discuss here. Possibly the main clause is associated with the family’s financial background, especially poor families.
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, some African countries tend to be the youngest people who prefer to work than go to school.
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, they are able to give little money to parents and family, so they
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 buy food, water, and so on. Another well-known clause is the lack of
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, which means to can’t afford something
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 as kindergartens, and schools. The shortage of schools has impacted about country’s population, especially the youngest generation. The effects of
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 problem on those can be quite normal.
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, increased the number of petty criminals and serious criminals, so the world country has been declared a dangerous country. As some people
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 enough money, minor crimes are
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 by them,
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 as pickpockets, theft, and assaulting the body. The youngest move to another country after they
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face violence, abduction, and so on.
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, the growth of the population is caused because they can’t owner
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. A
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 impact is,
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 unemployment rate grows rapidly every year. Whenever they might be less-educated people, they can’t find a job.
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, the government
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 system hasn’t developed for them.
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, the family’s financial background and lack of
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 seem to be
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 causes, and they affect both the number of criminals and the unemployment rate.

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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.

A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).

Stick to this essay structure:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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