Speakers and participants at a UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) webinar about the measurement of youth and adult literacy sent a clear message: We need better data for efficient policies. Only with direct skills assessments and high-quality data will we be able to fully leverage...

On 25 March 2021, the new Steering Group of the Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) looked at ways to strengthen literacy in GAL member countries. The alliance’s work plan for 2021, fundraising, advocacy, and a new initiative to strengthen digital...

An estimated 750 million youth and adults worldwide have still not achieved basic literacy; two-thirds of them are women. Of the youth and adults lacking basic literacy skills worldwide, 556 million live in only 29 countries. These countries constitute the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL). To...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning calls on donors to close the funding gap

Paris, France : A new UNESCO cost analysis shows that US $14 billion (1) will be needed if the 20 countries with the lowest literacy rates (2) and the E-9 countries (3) are to achieve functional...

The Global Alliance for Literacy within the Framework of Lifelong Learning (GAL) held its general meeting in Mexico City the 12 November 2018, reaffirming the importance of literacy for the well-being of our societies and renewing its...