Global Literacy Game

According to the UNESCO video titled "International Literacy Day 2022", how many learners cannot read or write?

• 772 Million

• 773 Million

• 771 Million

• 690 Million

What is Global Literacy?

• an understanding of how the world is organized and interconnected

• how people analyze or think critically about the world

• people's capacity to read, write and comprehend text

• all of the above

According to the research presented, how many children around the world fail to meet basic math and reading competence levels?

• 83%

• 617 million

• 773 million

• 50%

How much did global literacy rate among adults increase between 1976 and 2019?

• 20%

• 19%

• 9%

• 10%

What is most likely to happen to children who are not able to read by fourth grade?

• they are more likely to drop out of school

• all of these

• they are more likely to be on welfare

• they are more likely to make less than $400 a week

Why is Global Literacy important?

• important for employment and civic activity like voting

• it helps us to interact with the written world in everyday life

• all of these

• it creates socially involved citizens

What are some reasons for illiteracy around the world?

• equal access to education for boys and girls

• poverty and lack of resources

• conflicts and war

• all of these

What can you do to improve literacy?

• There is nothing I can do...

• donate books to communities with little access

• support legislation that support literacy and equal access

• read for at least 15 minutes a day outside of school

Based on our graphic, why do you think the last picture is labeled LIBERATION?

Which group of people are most in danger of having lower literacy rates?

• Males

• Females

• children in Sub-Sahara Africa

• children who live where there is conflict