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English Literacy Among the Nations

A PREFACING AND SOBERING NOTE ABOUT FIRST LANGUAGE LITERACY!
But in spite of the gains, 96 million young women and 57 million young men aged 15 to 24 in developing countries cannot read or write."
Youth worldwide face dim future, U.N. says
Half of global population under 25
Olivia Ward, Toronto Daily Star, Oct. 10, 2003

AcronymMeaning Explanation
ENLEnglish as the National LanguageEnglish is officially recognized and is the language used in government and education.
EILEnglish as an Important LanguageEnglish is not the official national language, but it is strongly promoted as an important secondary language.
EALEnglish as an Additional LanguageEnglish is just one among many languages used in the country
EUUEnglish Usage UnknownInformation on the level of English literacy has not yet been found.

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