{"id":17504,"date":"2016-03-10T17:24:51","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T16:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=17504"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:26:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T16:26:27","slug":"south-africa-is-the-sixth-most-illiterate-nation-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/south-africa-is-the-sixth-most-illiterate-nation-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Is The Sixth Most Illiterate Nation In The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Okay, it&#8217;s not exactly as stated in the headline, here&#8217;s how it is &#8211; 61 nations were surveyed and South Africa emerged the sixth most illiterate nation among them. This is according to a\u00a0descriptive rank-order study by the Central Connecticut State University which was enabled by variables that tested literacy achievement and the exemplification of literate behaviours across countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World\u2019s Most Literate Nations (WMLN) study which was launched this year, surveyed and ranked the 61 nations based on how well the countries support the literate behaviours of their populace. And from its findings, one can with mild authority state that\u00a0South Africans are among the most illiterate humans of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mind you, the rankings were not done based on the\u00a0nations\u00a0populace\u2019s ability to read but on their literate behaviours and resources that support those behaviours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Precisely, the &#8220;rankings are based on five categories standing as indicators of the literate health of nations.&#8221; They include the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">1. <strong>Libraries<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0This is indexed with 4 variables thus: number of academic libraries, number of public and school libraries, and the number of volumes in all\u00a0public libraries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">2. <strong>Newspapers<\/strong>&#8211; Also indexed with 4 variables including<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square; text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Paid-for dailies: per capita number of titles of paid-for daily newspapers<\/li>\n<li>Circulation: per capita number of issues of paid-for daily newspapers printed daily<\/li>\n<li>Online editions: per capita number of daily newspapers on the Internet.<\/li>\n<li>Export of newspapers: per capita value expressed in USD of all newspapers exported to other countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">3. <strong>Computer Availability<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Percentage of households with either a desktop or laptop computer (excludes other devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants, or TVs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">4. <strong>Education Inputs<\/strong>&#8211; This involves years of schooling\u00a0(the total number of years of compulsory education.) and public expenditure on education\u00a0expressed as a percentage of GDP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">5.\u00a0<strong>Education Outputs-\u00a0<\/strong>Reading assessment scores for younger and older students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">South Africa took the 56th position, performing poorly in Computer (56th), newspapers (59th) and libraries (50th). Meanwhile, its education inputs and outputs came in the middle at 37th and 38th, respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As shown in the study, eastern nations\u00a0were more equipped\u00a0for literacy than western nations, with European and Asian nations ranking higher overall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All\u00a0top-ranked countries in the world are from the Scandinavian region, led by Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland. The United States\u00a0ranked 7th overall, making it the\u00a0first and only western nation among the top 10 countries,\u00a0followed by Canada at the 11th position and Mexico far in the middle of the list at 38th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The countries that ranked lowest on the list are all\u00a0largely developing nations from Africa and central Asia \u2013 with Botswana ranked lowest at 61st, below Indonesia, Thailand, and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out some of the rankings below:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 460px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Country<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">Rank<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Country<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">Rank<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Country<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Rank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Finland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Netherlands<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Israel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Norway<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Canada<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Poland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Iceland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">France<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">12<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Malta<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Denmark<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">South Korea<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Estonia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Switzerland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">New Zealand<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Ireland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">The United States<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Australia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Italy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Germany<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">8<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">17<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Austria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 89px;\">Latvia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63px;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 92.5114px;\">Belgium<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 68.4886px;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">Russia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13px;\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<td>Country<\/td>\n<td>Rank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>Costa Rica<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>Panama<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>South Africa<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovak Republic<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>Mauritius<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>Colombia<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Greece<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>Serbia<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>Indonesia<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Tunisia<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>Botswana<\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<td>Malaysia<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Qatar<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>Albania<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to WMLN, this ranking and world literacy strongly suggests and demonstrates that &#8220;literates behaviours are critical to the success of individuals and nations in the knowledge-based economies that define global future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A multidimensional approach to literacy, as related, &#8220;speaks to the social, economic, and governmental powers of nations around the globe&#8230;The power and value of being literate in a literate society are played out every day around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See Also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/how-ignorant-are-south-africans-about-these-things-in-the-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How Ignorant Are South Africans About These Things In The Country?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many individuals and even whole societies make considerable sacrifices to become literate just as others take it for granted. Societies that do not practice literate behaviour are often squalid, undernourished in mind and body, repressive of human rights and dignity, brutal, and harsh,&#8221; WMLN stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can check out further details about the survey <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccsu.edu\/wmln\/rank.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">95% of illiterate people in the world live in developing countries and as Africans, there are\u00a0monumental hindrances to overcome in terms of both wiping\u00a0out illiteracy and providing an adequate education. Most African nations have adult literacy rates below 50% and, in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, about 45 million children don\u2019t go to school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a bid to counter inadequate education and overcome illiteracy, the South African government alongside the private sector and United Nations agencies such as UNICEF, in recent years, have formed a number of initiatives. While\u00a0UNICEF\u2019s Schools for Africa programme was established with the aim of increasing\u00a0access to basic education for children all over Africa,\u00a0the government of South Africa has also provided local support for the country&#8217;s illiterate adults through the Kha Ri Gude (\u2018Let us Learn\u2019) programme, a mass literacy campaign which aims to reduce illiteracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, it&#8217;s not exactly as stated in the headline, here&#8217;s how it is &#8211; 61 nations were surveyed and South Africa emerged the sixth most illiterate nation among them. 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