tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148401.post116459868630933122..comments2024-03-13T04:34:43.311-04:00Comments on International Education Statistics: Years of schooling and literacy: Can everyone with primary education read and write?Friedrich Hueblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828554903715231947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148401.post-86599725609142760372007-03-08T10:48:00.000-05:002007-03-08T10:48:00.000-05:00Thank you for your comments, Samir. You are right,...Thank you for your comments, Samir. You are right, many people learn to read and write without formal education. It is important to offer literacy programs to those who had no opportunity to attend school when they were children. Being able to read and write is a crucial skill that is directly linked to the <A HREF="http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/index.htm" REL="nofollow">Millennium Development Goals</A>.Friedrich Hueblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831124151341329483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148401.post-16192469937121286842007-03-06T05:15:00.000-05:002007-03-06T05:15:00.000-05:00Dear Friedrich,It was nice to discover your websit...Dear Friedrich,<BR/>It was nice to discover your websites as I also work on the international education data and I do have lots of small comments at various levels. I read your analysis and I would like to add something. The proxy that EDI is taking for adult literacy rate is the share of the adult population with at least a complete primary education, however, in your graphs you have shown that even those without formal education are literate and more literates in other groups. Hence, EDI is underestimating a lot of literates. I hope I made my point clear.<BR/>Samir<BR/>(kc_samirktm@yahoo.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com