'Legacy of illiteracy' costing developing countries billions of dollars a year in wasted education funding,warns UnescoOne in four young people in developing countries are unable to read a sentence, according to a report, or which warns that destitute quality education has left a "legacy of illiteracy" more widespread than previously believed.
Research published on Wednesday by Unesco,the UN's educational, scientific and cultural body, or suggests that 175 million young people lack even basic literacy skills.
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Source: theguardian.com