how does literacy rate affect the development of our country

Literacy rate impacts the development of the country in the following way:

a. High literacy rate effects the quality of human population.
b. It makes them more aware and politically vigilant.
c. It makes a human resource more of an asset than a liability.
d. High literacy rate will allow people to avail better job employment opportunities and contribute in the growth of economy.
e. Literate population will be more aware about family planning, better nutritional and health standards. 



 

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Low literacy rates reduce development in a country because people who areeducated are more able to become doctors and lawyer's, and set up businesses forexample. If a country has a lower literacy rate then it will have a negativeimpact on the country's economy due to less people having well paid jobs,reducing its overall development for that period of time.

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