International Literacy Day 8 September 2021

About 27.5 million children of primary school age in Arab countries lack basic reading skills

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9.7 million youth 15-24 years old, of whom 5.5 million are female (56.7%).

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The number of illiterate women aged 15 years and over: 42.9 million (61.7% of the total illiterate)

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The number of illiterate people aged 15 years and over: approximately 69.5 million illiterate and illiterate

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The total number of children and youth out of school: 16.2 million in the Arab countries

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