Comparing World Literacy Rates
Kate S., Lukas K., elhadj D.
United Kingdom
POLAND
-Background-
Countries of the United Kingdom and their Capitals:
- England (London)
- Wales (Cardiff)
- Scotland (Edinburgh)
- Northern Ireland (Belfast)
POPULATION SIZE: 63,395,574(2013)
-BACKGROUND-
- CAPITAL: WARSAW
- POPULATION: 38,383,707(est 2013)
Literacy Rates: can read and write
at age 15+(2003 est)
- TOTAL population: 99%
- MALE: 99%
- FEMALE: 99%
LITERACY RATES:can read and write at age 15+
- TOTAL: 99.7%
- MALE: 99.9%
- FEMALES: 99.6%
SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY(2010):
- TOTAL: 17 yrs.
- MALE: 16 yrs.
- FEMALE: 17 yrs
SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY(2010):
- TOTAL: 15 yrs.
- MALE: 15 yrs.
- FEMALES 16 yrs.
USA
SOUTH KOREA
LITERACY:
Total: 99%
Male: 99%
Female: 99%
SYRIA
BACKGROUND
- Capital: Washington D.C.
- Population: 316,668,567 (2013 est.)
- Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776
- recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
BACKGROUND
- CAPITAL: SEOUL
- POPULATION SIZE: 48,955,203 (2013)
- Korean War (1950-53) results in division of Korean peninsula
- known for STRONG ECONOMY!, arts, culture
- gov't is very involved in education
- culture and tradition - emphasis on education and success
- cramming schools - how much is too much?
- Strong central gov't even while facing threats
- successes of Hangul
Causes
. mandatory state schooling
. government control over the dropout ages.
School Life Expectancy
- total- 11 yrs
- male- 12 yrs
- female-11 yrs
SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY(2010):
TOTAL: 17 yrs.
MALE: 16 yrs.
FEMALE: 18 yrs
LITERACY RATES: can read & write age 15 + (2002)
- TOTAL - 97.9%
- MALE AVG. - 99.2%
- FEMALE AVG. - 96.6%
SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY (2010)
- TOTAL - 17 yrs.
- MALE - 18 yrs.
- FEMALE - 16 yrs.
Background
Capital: Damascus
Population: 22,457,336
- Political and economic instability, with false promises from authoritarian regime leaders
- a more Westernized and modern nation
- tense relations at borders (Lebanon in the past, Israel today)
- civil war - leads to displaced refugees, static economy
Literacy
- total 84.1%
- male 90.3%
- female 77.7%
INDIA
MALI
EL SALVADOR
School Life Expectancy
- total: 8 yrs
- male: 8 yrs
- female: 7 yrs
School Life Expectancy
- total, male, female - 12 years
Literacy
- total population: 33.4%
- male: 43.1%
- female: 24.6%
School Life Expectancy
- Total - 11 yrs
- Male - 11 yrs
- Female - 10 yrs
Background
- 1960: Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France as the Mali Federation.
- Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the former Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali.
- 1991: Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule
- population: 15,968,882
- Capital: Bamako
Literacy
- total - 84.5%
- female - 82.3%
- male - 87.1%
Causes
- women and children in forced labor and sex trafficking;
- women and girls are forced into domestic servitude, agricultural labor, and support roles in gold mines
- Malian boys are found in conditions of forced labor in agricultural settings, gold mines
- Culture - Orality
Background
- 1821: independ. from Spain
- 1839: independ. from Central American Federation
- 1992: Civil War ends after 12 years, political & military reforms
- Women's Issues in Society
- Culture of impunity & corrupted justice
- CAFTA & social programs
- The Future?
Background, Causes & Effects
- 1947: end of British rule, Literacy 12%
- today - largest illiterate population in world
- Capital: New Delhi
- Population: 1,220,800,359
- unavailable education infrastructure, facilities and staff, funding
- Caste disparities and urban vs. rural areas
- Poverty and sanitation
- low female literacy - negative impact on family planning and population stabilization efforts
Capital: San Salvador
Population: 6,108,590
Literacy
- Total: 62.8%
- Male: 75.2%
- Female: 50.8%
BRAZIL
Literacy
- total:90.4%
- male: 90.1%
- female: 90.7%
AUSTRALIA
Background
- Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822
- maintained a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889.
- Capital: Brasilia
- Population: 201,009,622
School Life Expectancy
- Total - 14 yrs
- Male - 14 yrs
- Female - 15 yrs
-BACKGROUND-
- CAPITAL: CANBERRA(no,it's not SYDNEY:)
- Population: 22,262,501(est 2013)
Causes
- In the last ten years illiteracy dropped four percentage points to 9.6%
- 14.6 million Brazilians can’t read or write
- Poverty and political condition are the main reasons.
LITERACY RATES: can read and write at age 15+ (est 2003):
- TOTAL: 99%
- MALE: 99%
- FEMALE: 99%
SCHOOL LIFE EXPECTANCY(2010):
- TOTAL: 20 yrs.
- MALE: 19 yrs.
- FEMALE: 20 yrs.