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Remarkable that despite decades of Foreign Aid money put into education systems, in many countries most 10-year-olds are illiterate.
World Bank measures of illiteracy (euphemistically called "learning poverty") at age 10
World Bank measures of illiteracy (euphemistically called "learning poverty") at age 10
Almost everywhere boys suffer from greater "learning poverty" (sc. illiteracy) than girls of the same age.
Source: World Bank openknowledge.worldbank.org
Source: World Bank openknowledge.worldbank.org
PS I don't believe for a minute that anyone knows the exact literacy rate among children in Niger or Afghanistan. What's interesting are the general magnitudes and overall comparisons.
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