A General Presentation on Illiteracy and its causes and factors. Also, solution on how to resolve it.

1. ILLITERACY
A Social Plague
Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore

2. TEAM MEMBERS
Shahkar Ul Hassan
(2017-EE-36)
Hamda Anees
(2017-EE-07)
Mehr Un Nisa
(2017-EE-02)
Rao Ali Khan
(2017-EE-37)

3. CONTEXT:
 Introduction
 Illiteracy and its types
 Islamic point of view
 Causes of illiteracy
 Facts and figures
 Effects of illiteracy
 Problems due to illiteracy
 Solutions to remove illiteracy
 Role of government
 Conclusion
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4. INTRODUCTION
 Illiteracy is one of biggest problems this world is
facing .
 It is mother of various other issues like Poverty,
population explosion, unemployment , child labor,
Early marriages, drug addiction etc.
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5.  It is stumbling block in the growth and
development of country. The majority of the
population is illiterate which Is hampering the
progress.
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6. ILLITERACY
 Illiteracy is defined as
“Lack of knowledge and the
inability to read and write ”
 Illiteracy is generally defined as inability of a
person to read or write either because of
inadequate reading skills or lack of any or
enough necessary knowledge.
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7. KINDS OF ILLITERACY
 Functional illiteracy:
“ Reading and Writing skills that are
inadequate to manage daily living and
employment tasks that require reading skills
beyond a basic level”
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8.  Cultural illiteracy:
“The inability to understand and analyze
the particular society and culture”
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9.  Moral illiteracy:
“Not being taught or lacked the education
and understandings in religious or spiritual
beliefs. ”
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10. ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW
 Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.) has said:
“Seek knowledge even if it is far away in China”
 The holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) aptly
reveals the importance of education. He also
criticized illiteracy and emphasized the literate to
teach the illiterate.
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CAUSES OF
ILLITERACY
 Poverty
 Learning disabilities
 Lack of schools in
rural areas.
 Poor education
System.
 Corruption
 Lack of literacy within family
 Low budget of education
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12.  Regional disparity
 Ratio of gender discrimination
 Non-seriousness of the government
towards education
 Wadera system
 Unemployment
 Poor living conditions
 Male dominated society
 Mindset of people
 Gap between upper and lower classes
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13. ILLITERACY RATE IN
PAKISTAN
 With a population of 170 million, Pakistan bears the
burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia.
 About half of the male population is illiterate and two
third of the female population can’t even write their
names.
 Pakistan is at the sixteenth place in the world at
illiteracy rate.

14. FACTS & FIGURES 14
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15. At provincial level:
 The country’s literacy rate declined from 60 percent to 58
percent, revealed the Economic Survey of Pakistan (2016-
2017)
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16. Ratio
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17. • The over all literacy ratio is 46% in
Pakistan.
• Female literacy ratio in Pakistan is 26%.
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18.  Moreover, English is fast spreading
in Pakistan, with 18 million Pakistanis having
a command over the language. On top of that,
Pakistan produces about 445,000 university
graduates and 10,000 computer science
graduates every year.
 Despite these statistics, Pakistan still has one
of the highest illiteracy rates in the world and
the second largest out-of-school population of
children after Nigeria
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20. EFFECTS
 Increases drug and alcohol abuse in society.
 Decreases the rate of technological advancement in
society.
 Intergenerational
Illiteracy
 Social Crime
 Poor health.
 Unemployment
 Poverty
 Child Marriages
 Hinders economic and social progress
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21. Effect on
Society
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 Illiteracy’s impact on society is that it
works as an inhibitor. That is to say , the
more illiterate people there are in a
country, the harder it will be for the
country to develop.

22. PROBLEMS DUE TO
ILLITERACY
 “The most violent element in society is illiteracy”
(Emma Goldman)
 An illiterate person has a limited thoughts and
narrow canvas. He cannot think beyond a certain
level.
 He is confined to his own interests and personal
motives.
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23.  Illiteracy breeds crime.
 People who are not educated do not have a clear
idea of the importance of laws.
 They violate law for their petty benefits.
 Illiteracy is the greatest threat to the integrity of a
nation.
 He is unable to appreciate new aspects and
possibilities.
 Illiteracy hinders his personal as well as
collective growth.
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 Free and compulsory education
 Awareness
 Eradicate Illiteracy among women
 Offering grants, subsidies, and scholarships
 Ensure equal access to education
 Promote lifelong education and training for
everyone.
 Increase number of primary schools in
rural areas.
 Digitization
 Better quality of education
SOLUTIONS TO
REMOVE ILLITERACY

25. ROLE OF
GOVERNMENT
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 Establish more schools.
 Education should be free.
 Equal education
 Awareness
 More concentration on Adult
education
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26. Efforts of
Government
of Pakistan
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30. CONCLUSION
• Literacy is a strong weapon which can root out the
social issues like dowry , corruption and child
labor.
• It is the basic requirement for developing a nation.
• Literate population can contribute manifolds in the
economics and social development of nation.
• If Pakistan want to be a developed and powerful
nation, then literacy is the key. The government
should introduce new schemes and policies to
promote literacy.
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