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** According to UNESCO, in the world today there are about 1 billion non-literate adults. ** [] [] []
 * This 1 billion is approximately 26 percent of the world's adult population.
 * Women make up two-thirds of all non-literates.
 * 98 percent of all non-literates live in developing countries.
 * In the least developed countries, the overall illiteracy rate is 49 percent.
 * 52 percent of all non-literates live in India and China.
 * Africa as a continent has a literacy rate of less than 60 percent.
 * In Sub-Saharan Africa since 1980, primary school enrollment has declined, going from 58 percent to 50 percent.
 * In all developing countries, the percentage of children aged 6-11 not attending school is 15 percent. In the least developed countries, it is 45 percent.(UNESCO 1998)