To reduce gender gap in literacy rate in both rural and urban areas 7. To develop a continuing education programme for neo-literates 8. To reduce disparity in literacy rates between different areas 9. To enhance the participation of women in every sphere of education as well as to reduce the gap between facilities provided for male and female education 10. To improve management of educational institutions through involvement of local bodies To meet these commitments, the Government of Bangladesh has made, as its major focus, the eradication of illiteracy through the development of basic education.
Basic education is delivered through two parallel systems, the formal and the non-formal.
Because of the high level of national commitment, the government has recorded outstanding progress in education especially in primary and Non-Formal Education. The Govt. of Bangladesh is running 5 NFE projects through the Directorate of Non-Formal Education. Lessons Learned from Past Literacy Programmes and Activities 1. A much stronger monitoring and evaluation system is required to be improved. Market surveys are important to the degree that they are consistent with learners' own experience in the selection of skills to be taught.