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?

Many countries are worrying about
people
who have a lack of the ability to read and write nowadays. I think there are two main causes and several effects, which I will outline now. The main cause is probably
people
who live far from urbanization or rural areas are likely to have
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of becoming literate less than the villagers. It is a well-known reason that teachers are not employed in a sparsely populated area. The second key cause is a certain part of the total population of many countries does not have the natural ability to learn
this
kind of knowledge. If that number of
people
have severe mental illness, their chances of
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something in any part of education institutions may be even lower.
Firstly
,
Due to
an individual's inability to acquire enough knowledge and information without the help of others, their opinion is sold and easily influenced by others who are not even sure whether
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can lead others.
Secondly
, Universal Education is a social immunity in which every member of a
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is a cell, and uneducated citizens can have the effect of
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example for their children and future individuals.
To sum up
, lack of access to hard skills which should be learned and the inability to learn something could be the main reason for being unable to read or write, and those
people
have the negative side of being easily affected by someone and setting a bad example for the next generation and the youth.
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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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