International Literacy Day
Presented by:
Aims
•	to highlight the importance of literacy to empower individuals, communities and societies
•	to remind the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally 
•	to remind us of the global importance of literacy
•	to promote literacy worldwide
•	to shine a light on global literacy needs
Global Literacy Facts
•	758 million adults lack minimum literacy skills
•	479 million (two-thirds) of these are women
•	250 million children are failing to acquire basic literacy skills 
•	60.7 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out
Past Literacy Day Themes (1)
•	2006 - Literacy Sustains Development
•	2007 - 2008 - Literacy and Health
•	2009 - 2010 - Literacy and Empowerment
•	2011 - 2012 - Literacy and Peace
Past Literacy Day Themes (2)
•	2013 - Literacy for the 21st Century
•	2014 - Literacy and Sustainable Development 
•	2015 - Literacy and Sustainable Societies
•	2016 - Reading the Past, Writing the Future
•	2017 - Literacy in a Digital World
International Literacy Day
•	to be held on
•	Sunday 8 September 2019