Boys' Brigade, 50th Company

Boys' Brigade, 50th Company

Learn more about Literacy!

Hello there! Welcome to our blog!

We are a group of cadets from the Singapore 50th Boys' Brigade Company searching for ways to share with you our research on 'Literacy In Our World'.

This is so that we may be well prepared with the knowledge of the global issue, people are facing with Literacy.

We also aim to identify the implications this global issue have on us and the world.

By knowing more, we could make informed decisions before providing service and giving assistance to our community.

Do take a look around our blog and have fun learning more about the world issue on Literacy!


Where is Literacy a main concern? (Literacy Rates in the World)

Distribution of global literacy rates (2013)

According to the diagram above, we observe that countries in North America, South America, Europe, North Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia generally have high literacy rates. Countries in the continent, Africa, are observed to have lower literacy rates than countries in other continents. Countries in Central Africa have the lowest literacy rates.

 Picture Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_rate
Diagram from 2013 UN Human Development Report and Individual statistics departments.

 10 countries with high Literacy Rates: 

1. Russia
2. Canada
3. Japan
4. Israel
5. United States of America
6. South Korea
7. New Zealand
8. United Kingdom
9. Finland
10. Australia

Source: http://blog.fedena.com/2014/01/10-countries-high-literacy-rate-world.html 


10 countries with low Literacy Rates:

1.  Burkina Faso
2.  South Sudan
3. Afghanistan
4. Niger
5. Mali
6. Chad
7. Somalia
8. Ethiopia
9. Guinea
10. Benin

Source: http://www.care2.com/causes/10-countries-with-the-worst-literacy-rates-in-the-world.html