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  2. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    The global literacy rate for all males is 90.0%, and the rate for all females is 82.7%. The rate varies throughout the world, with developed nations having a rate of 99.2% (2013), South and West Asia having 70.2% (2015), and sub-Saharan Africa at 64.0% (2015). [ 1 ] Over 75% of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia ...

  3. Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons." [25] The World Factbook does not include the U.S. literacy rate in its reporting. [26] Using its definition, literacy refers to the percentage of people age 15 or older who can read and ...

  4. Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - Wikipedia

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    PIRLS 2021. The IEA's Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) [1] is an international study of reading (comprehension) achievement in 9-10 year olds. It has been conducted every five years since 2001 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). It is designed to measure children's ...

  5. Economics education - Wikipedia

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    Economics education or economic education is a field within economics that focuses on two main themes: The current state of, and efforts to improve, the economics curriculum, materials and pedagogical techniques used to teach economics at all educational levels; and. Research into the effectiveness of alternative instructional techniques in ...

  6. Education in Cuba - Wikipedia

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    The University of Havana, founded in 1727, is the oldest university in Cuba and one of the oldest in the Americas. In 1900 Cuba had a literacy rate of 36.1% [6] [7] - which was quite high for Latin America at the time. [8] By the early 1900s Cuba had a strong education system, but only half of the country's children participated.

  7. Education in the Age of Enlightenment - Wikipedia

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    The definition of the term "literacy" in the 17th and 18th centuries is different from our current definition of literacy. Historians measured the literacy rate during the 17th and 18th century centuries by people's ability to sign their names. However, this method of determining literacy did not reflect people's ability to read.

  8. Education economics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Education economics or the economics of education is the study of economic issues relating to education, including the demand for education, the financing and provision of education, and the comparative efficiency of various educational programs and policies. From early works on the relationship between schooling and labor market outcomes ...

  9. Education in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Provision of education in the UAE began shortly after the establishment of the federation with the inception of the first university, the United Arab Emirates University, located in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Since then, the country has progressed with efforts of ensuring high literacy rates, modern programs and women's share in education.