Dropping out is rarer and knowledge is retained longer in literate families. The basic education of women generates considerable progress in the pre-school abilities of their children. Literacy means easier access to political and social involvement. People who can read are better able to be engaged in the society of which they are a part. Literacy develops countries Literacy means greater producivity on a national scale.
Literacy encourages later marriage and smaller families.
Without literacy no poverty solution can be permanent. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among nations, racial or religious groups, and shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. When we first began the literacy programme, the women said nothing. Now they're alive.