UNESCO: Burundi is the first country in the East African Community with high adult literacy rates
UNESCO: Burundi is the first country in the East African Community with high adult literacy rates
RegionWeek Newsletter Vol V, Issue #188 | Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Dear Readers,
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, out of the six-member states making up the East African Community, Burundi with 85.6 percent of the country's adult population reported to be able to read and write, is the first country in EAC with high adult literacy rates. The 2021 report, notes that at least 88 percent of males and 83 percent of females in Burundi are literate.
Tanzania ranks second in having 80.3 percent of its adult population, with basic education enabling them to read and write. Among them 84.8 percent were males and 75.9 percent were females. Kenya comes third with 78 percent of its adult population being literate.
The literacy percentage for the adult population in Uganda is 73.9 percent, among them 80.8 males and 66.9 females. Rwanda is less literate. Because the percentage of adults who can read and write in Rwanda stands at 70.5 % among them 73.2 percent males and 68 percent females.
On the continental level, Equatorial Guinea is the most literate with 95 percent of its adults knowing how to read and write. Niger is the least literate, only 19 percent of its adults can read.
As a whole, the global literacy rate is high. The literacy rate for all males and females that are at least 15 years old is 86.3%. Males aged 15 and over have a literacy rate of 90%, while females lag at just 82.7%. Developed nations as a whole have a literacy rate of 99.2%.
Most illiterate adults live in South Asia, West Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. Of all of the illiterate adults in the world, nearly two-thirds are female. In total, there are about 781 million adults worldwide that can’t read or write.
IN THE HEADLINES
In a Joint Letter To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland, 43 organizations asked the Council to Continue its Scrutiny and Pursue Its Work Towards Justice and Accountability in Burundi. According to the letter, at its 48th session, the Council should avoid sending the Burundian Government signals that would disincentivize domestic human rights reforms. The Council should ensure continued documentation, monitoring, public reporting, and public debates on Burundi’s human rights situation, with a focus on justice and accountability. It should urge the Burundian authorities to make concrete commitments to implement human rights reforms within a clear time-frame, which should be measured against specific benchmarks.
IN THE REGION
The East African Community Secretary-General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, is urging the private sector to take advantage of the ongoing bilateral engagements between the Partner States, to promptly resolve trade disputes so as to increase trade among the EAC Partner States. Speaking during a CEOs engagement roundtable with business leaders in Arusha, that was convened by the East African Business Council (EABC), Dr. Mathuki called upon the business community to push for Public-Private Partnerships, citing the increased trade flows between Kenya and Tanzania, resulting from public and private bilateral dialogues in the recent months.
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Fabrice Iranzi, Editor in Chief | RegionWeek.com
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