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 More women are gaining access to education and at a faster rate than men. New figures from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics show that the proportion of illiterate women aged 15 and over fell from 28.5 per cent to 25.8 per cent from 1995 to 2000. The trend is evident in all regions, but is particularly encouraging in Africa where, for the first time, the majority of women are now literate. The Institute also reports a steady fall in the overall number of illiterate adults from an estimated 872 million in 1995 to 862 million in 2000. Almost 80 per cent of the world’s population aged over 15 is now literate. The new figures were released on International Literacy Day, celebrated throughout the world on 8 September and at UNESCO headquarters on 9-10 September. This year’s prizes for outstanding efforts to fight illiteracy were awarded to the Division of Adult Education in Eritrea, the Regional Centre for Adult Education in Egypt, the Literacy and Adult Basic Education Project in Uganda and to the Bunyad Literacy Community Council in Pakistan. More on International Literacy Day at the: www.unesco.org/education/ild The latest literacy figures at www.uis.unesco.org
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