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A literate person is one who can read and write | Illiterate people are forced to get low paying jobs so they cannot get enough money to pay for their children’s education…This cycle can continue for generations. |
being literate is a major factor in whether a person can get a job and be successful in the workplace. | Developing countries are poor and their people are generally uneducated |
Literacy rate us the percentage of a country's population over the age of 15 that can read and write. | The goal of every country is to have a 100 literacy rate among its people. |
Countries with high high literacy rates are generally weather | Most European countries have high literacy rates. |
The standard of living (economic level of the people in the country) is often higher in countries where the literacy rate is high | . Many European countries are industrialized—they depend on manufacturing rather than farming for their wealth. |
Housing, food, health care,educational opportunities and income cahn be part of the standard of living. | |
A cycle of poverty can develop when people cannot get an education. | |
Illiterate people are forced to get so they cannot get enough money to pay for their children’s education…This cycle can continue for generations. | |
Literacy rate us the percentage of a country's population over the that can read and write. | |
Countries with high high literacy rates are generally ? | |
The standard of living (economic level of the people in the country) is often higher in countries where the literacy rate is | |
Housing, food, health care, , and income can be part of the standard of living. | |
A can develop when people cannot get an education. |