KABUL (SW): The International Literacy Day was celebrated on Wednesday in Afghanistan as the country has more than 60 per cent of illiteracy rate.
Sarwar Danish, the 2nd Vice President (VP) of the country, on the occasion of commemorating the International Literacy Day, said that 75 per cent of the world's illiterates are in the countries of India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Brazil, and the Republic of Congo, while Afghanistan is at the top of the list.
Sardar Mohammad Rahimi, the deputy minister for literacy at the Ministry of Education, stated the efforts to curb illiteracy in the country are ongoing. According to him, the current education year’s curriculum is a pilot project and, if successful, will be officially implemented throughout Afghanistan next year. “Fighting the illiteracy, after nearly five decades of insecurity, war, and social problems, require serious work and strong support from the government leaders”, said Rahimi.
Despite the fact that over the past decade there has been an increase in the number of schools in Afghanistan with a significant number of educated boys and girls, but poverty, social problems, and insecurity have hampered many opportunities for others to get education putting Afghanistan in the list of countries with the highest illiteracy rate.
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