A FAIRLY new term, functional literacy, is now used to determine the state of literacy in the country. On April 4, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the results of its 2024 Functional ...

FUNCTIONAL illiteracy in the Philippines is a pressing issue that demands urgent attention. The 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey showed that 18.9 million Filipinos aged 10 to ...

New data reveals a concerning decline in literacy and numeracy among young American adults, despite rising high school graduation rates. Millions now lack essential skills for higher education and ...

Are you smarter than a ten-year-old? New data suggest that a shockingly large portion of adults in the rich world might not be. Roughly one-fifth of people aged 16 to 65 perform no better in tests of ...

Pearl S. Kyei does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Dr Cath Ferguson is affiliated with Read Write Now a West Australian organisation that provides free volunteer tutor support for adults who have literacy needs. She has been a volunteer tutor with ...

It’s a sunny, humid afternoon in Juba during rainy season. Inside a busy classroom, women from South Sudan’s security sector are taking part in English literacy and numeracy lessons. Today’s focus is ...