What factors influence world literacy? is Africa different? (English)

Ninety-five percent of the world’s illiterate people live in developing countries, and about 70 percent are women. Female illiteracy rates are particularly high in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger and Burkina Faso, for example, more than 90 percent of women are illiterate. This paper presents a model of literacy. It shows that the main determinants of worldwide literacy are enrollment rates, average years of schooling of adults, and life expectancy at...

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Verner,Dorte;
Document Date
2005/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS3496
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
What factors influence world literacy? is Africa different?
Keywords
average life expectancy at birth

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Verner,Dorte.

What factors influence world literacy? is Africa different? (English). Policy, Research working papers ; no. WPS 3496 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/313651468741665795

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