Functional literacy is the ability to read, write, and comprehend written information in a way that allows individuals to effectively participate in various activities and functions in their daily ...

RESULTS of the latest “Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey [FLEMMS, 2024]” by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have sparked controversy not only among education-related ...

The functional literacy rate (7+above years) in Bangladesh is now 62.92% whereas the general literacy rate in the country is 74.23%. The functional literacy rate among people aged between 11-45 years ...

EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara vowed to strengthen interventions among students after a survey found that 18 million Filipino graduates were "functionally illiterate." Based on the Philippine ...

As many as 18.9 million high school graduates in the Philippines failed to meet functional literacy standards, struggling with reading, writing, arithmetic, and comprehension skills. The Philippine ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines continues to register a strong basic literacy rate of 93.1 percent among individuals aged five years old and above, including those in Central Visayas, according ...

FUNCTIONAL illiteracy in the Philippines is a pressing issue that demands urgent attention. The 2024 Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey showed that 18.9 million Filipinos aged 10 to ...

Alarm bells should be ringing across the nation. The Philippines is facing a crippling literacy crisis that threatens not just our global competitiveness, but the very foundations of our democracy, ...

Students walk inside the campus of a high school in Quezon City, April 18, 2024. — REUTERS FILIPINOS who are at least high school (HS) level showed a high literacy rate of 95%, above the national rate ...