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Goal 4: Improving levels of adult literacy

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Almost three-quarters of the world’s illiterate adults live in just ten countries

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Most countries will miss the adult literacy target, some by a wide margin

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Even among countries with similar literacy rates, people use their literacy skills in different ways

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Community characteristics that help maintain literacy differ widely by country

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For many young people, six years of school are insufficient to build literacy skills

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Literacy skills are not improving across sub-Saharan Africa

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In Ghana, not even lower secondary school is sufficient to guarantee literacy

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Many adults in rich countries have low literacy and numeracy skills

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Adults lose numeracy skills over time, but those with less education lose them faster

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In Canada, indigenous people have lower literacy skills

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