Literacy Problems: Adult Literacy

International Adult Dept: Low literacy is defined by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Adult Literacy Skills Survey as having difficulty in reading, understanding and functioning effectively with written materials, according to CTV. More than 15 million Canadian adults will have low literacy skills by 2031, up 25 per cent from 2001. However, the percentage of adults with low literacy skills in 2031 will actually dip to 47 per cent -- a three per cent decline over a 30-year-period. In "The Future of Literacy in Canada's Largest Cities," the council also took an unprecedented look at adult literacy projections for Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa. Ottawa is predicted to see an 80 per cent surge in the number of adults with low literacy skills, from more than 275,000 in 2001 to nearly half a million in 2031 and canada may be among the leaders of industrialized nations and rank among the best educated countries, but the report from the Canadian Council on Learning suggests the country is hardly immune from literacy problems within the population. The council's report projects there will be little to no change in the proportion of adults with low literacy in Canada overall, and a small increase in the total number of adults with low literacy within the next two decades. As reported in the news.
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