6 out of 10 children and adolescents are not learning a minimum in reading and math

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Blog Post
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Title
6 out of 10 children and adolescents are not learning a minimum in reading and math
Abstract
New data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics show that 617 million children and adolescents worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics. The figure signals “a learning crisis” according to the UIS, which could threaten progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....
Blog Title
News, Sustainable Development Goals
Website Type
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Date
2017
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18/10/2019, 12:16
Language
eng
Citation
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2017). 6 out of 10 children and adolescents are not learning a minimum in reading and math [UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)]. News, Sustainable Development Goals. http://uis.unesco.org/en/news/6-out-10-children-and-adolescents-are-not-learning-minimum-reading-and-math