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Ellis, C. S. – 1982
Literacy trends among Black adults in the Republic of South Africa and in some Black states in southern Africa were determined from data obtained from population census reports from 1946 to 1970. Problems concerning the determination of literacy statistics included differing definitions of literacy and data that were subjective, difficult to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Black Population Trends, Blacks
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1977
This publication presents statistics on educational attainment and illiteracy by country, age, sex, and other characteristics where available. Data are derived from censuses and surveys carried out since 1945, supplemented by a limited number of estimates. Most of the basic data is taken from the "Demographic Yearbook Population Census"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Download full textBritish Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1979
Existing programs and needs for adult basic education (ABE) in British Columbia were assessed. A research committee examined adults' educational opportunities up to and beyond literacy levels. ABE was found, in general, to be an area of neglect and low priority. Adult needs remain high; for instance, census data reveals that nearly half a million…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Alderman, L. R. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1928
The instruction of both native and foreign-born persons in the essentials of the English language, numbers, civics, geography, and history is an important task. The United States Bureau of the Census reports that in 1920, nearly 5,000,000 of our population over 10 years of age could not write in any language. The number who need instruction in…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, English
