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Population Growth vs. Literacy

By Ben Morales-Correa

One in every four Egyptians is illiterate. Despite free education and long- running literacy programs, the number of illiterates has changed little in over two decades. Nearly 17 million adult Egyptians can neither read nor write, according to recent government data. Egypt’s population of 80 million is growing at 1.76 percent a year. The strongest... »



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