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UNESCO: 739 Million Adults Worldwide Still Lack Basic Literacy Skills

Despite those gains, 739 million adults still lack basic literacy skills, two-thirds of them women, according to UNESCO.

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Photo:Pixabay   According to the latest UNESCO data, at least 739 million people worldwide, over the age of 15, still lack basic literacy skills. In Montenegro, only 1% of the population cannot read and write, but functional literacy remains a major challenge. Irena Ivanović from the Institute for Education warns that it is particularly dangerous to receive information […]

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Around the world, today marks International Literacy Day, and the latest UNESCO figures show that at least 739 million people over the age of 15 still lack basic literacy skills. At the same time, four out of ten children do not reach the minimum level of reading ability.

Today is International Literacy Day, and this year marks 60 years since it was proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

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Indian Express broke the news in Noida, India on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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