•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?

The progress of a nation largely depends on its improvement in the

education

sphere .

Whereas

illiteracy is

one

of the curses of modern society and concurrently, continues to be a serious matter of concern across geography. Though the extent of

this

educational darkness varies across nations, it has some severe damaging effects on the community. In my essay, I shall discuss the causes of illiteracy in today's world and

subsequently

, elucidate the adverse effects of an uneducated race on societal goals. First and foremost, the main cause of

this

unenlightenment stems from

poverty

. It is acutely poor nations ,which are lacking in the sphere of

literacy

.

Poverty

compels people, to search for food and employment as primary goals of survival , from a very basic age, which deprives them of the scope of learning. In Pakistan,

for instance

, rampant child labour owing to

poverty

is a serious impediment to the progress of

education

.

Secondly

, social taboos and caste complications can

also

be stated as

one

of the reasons. To exemplify ,in some societies, female

education

is discouraged on religious grounds , as in Afghanistan.

Thirdly

,

one

of the causes can too be found in the lack of awareness in regard to the importance of

education

. To cite an example, numerous studies conducted worldwide reflect a directly proportional relationship between the poor and staying illiterate.

To sum up

we can cite the above reasons as the main causes for the lack of educational development. As there is a close relationship between development and

literacy

it is, uneducated countries are devoid of learned manpower who can fuel growth. To exemplify, the stupendous Indian growth story owes its root to the increase

of

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in

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education

since independence which has led to the availability of educated resources .

Moreover

, in the present era of technology, societies which are backward in learning , have not yet received the fruits of scientific progress.

For example

, Japan, with a ninety-nine per cent

literacy

rate is

one

of the most advanced societies and is stark in comparison with African communities that are technologically backward and have a small population going to schools.

Hence

, we can see the effects of a low

literacy

rate on the economic expansion of a nation are intense.

Thus

, we can see that

poverty

and fundamentalism within society play a major role in promoting

education

amongst the masses. By encouraging learning, the fruits of technological and economic growth will be enjoyed by its people,

while

its society will be more progressive and future-focused.