About 10 million of Iran’s 67 million people who are over the age of six can neither read nor write, according to a literacy official. Also, according to UNESCO, Iran’s 86th among the world’s 164 countries in literacy. The head of Iran’s literacy program announced these figures and added, “15 percent of Iranians continue […]
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Ten Million Iranians Cannot Read or Write
Officials Express Concern over Illiteracy Conditions According to the latest official statistics provided by Iran, there are now some ten million Iranians who cannot read or write at all. The Markaze Sarshomarie Amar (Statistical Center) 14 percent of people over the age of 6 and seven percent of individuals between the ages of 10 […]
Problem of illiteracy persists in Iran
The head of Iran’s Literacy Movement has announced that more than 9.5 million Iranians over the age of six are illiterate.