CONSIDER THESE NUMBERS
Alarming literacy statistics taken in 2015
This is the number of adults worldwide who cannot read and write.
This means that they cannot write a letter, read street signs or pay a bill.
This is the number of children worldwide who do not attend school.
These children will grow up with little hope of a bright future.
Two-thirds of children who cannot read or write across the world are girls.
In many communities young women are still being left behind.